- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 23, 1786 CE
- Location:
- Vibo Valentia
- Magnitude:
- 4.2 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- AHEAD: Mw 4.2
- NOAA_SIGEQ
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.16
Other earthquake records of 1786 CE
- China, Sichuan Province: S Of Kangding · Ms 7.5 · 435 deaths
- Greece, Corfu (Kerkira) · 120 deaths
- Italy, Sicily, Melazzo
- China, Xinjiang · Ms 6
- Italy · Mw 5.1
- Venezuela, Merida
Source: Albini, P., Locati, M., Rovida, A. & Stucchi, M. (2013): European Archive of Historical Earthquake Data (AHEAD), INGV, doi:10.6092/ingv.it-ahead · License: CC BY 4.0 · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1786 Vibo Valentia earthquake (Mw 4.2) (1786 CE) happen?
- February 23, 1786 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from Albini, P., Locati, M., Rovida, A. & Stucchi, M. (2013): European Archive of Historical Earthquake Data (AHEAD), INGV, doi:10.6092/ingv.it-ahead; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.