- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 24, 1755 CE
- Location:
- Mytilene
- Magnitude:
- 6.78 Mw
Other earthquake records of 1755 CE
- Portugal, Lisbon · Mw 8.5 · 50,000 deaths
- Iran, N: Tabriz, Kashan · 40,000 deaths
- Morocco, Meknes, Fes · 3,000 deaths
- Portugal, Lisbon · 300 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 6.5 · 270 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 6 · 70 deaths
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 1755 Mytilene earthquake (Mw 6.8) (1755 CE) happen?
- February 24, 1755 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.
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