- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 11, 1781 CE
- Location:
- Ponza
- Magnitude:
- 4.2 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
Other earthquake records of 1781 CE
- Iraq, Al-Mawsil (Mosul) · 80 deaths
- Jamaica, Unknown Location
- Italy · Mw 5.19
- Italy · Mw 4.16
- Italy · Mw 4.16
- Italy, Civitanova Marche, Cagli
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 1781 Ponza earthquake (Mw 4.2) (1781 CE) happen?
- January 11, 1781 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.