- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 14, 1748 CE
- Location:
- Aigio
- Magnitude:
- 6.07 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 6.07
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.8
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.6
Other earthquake records of 1748 CE
- China, Ningxia · Ms 5.5 · 40 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 5.5 · 15 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 6 · 5 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 5.5
- Greece, Vostiza (Egio, Aigio, Aeghion) · Ms 6.8
- Spain, Valence
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 1748 Aigio earthquake (Mw 6.1) (1748 CE) happen?
- May 14, 1748 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.