- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 12, 1743 CE
- Location:
- Almyros
- Magnitude:
- 6.2 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- AHEAD: Mw 6.2
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.6
Other earthquake records of 1743 CE
- Philippines, Luzon: Tayabas, Laguna · 5 deaths
- Colombia, Bogota
- Italy, Salento · Mw 7.1
- Turkey
- Greece · Mw 6.5
- Philippines, Leyte
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 1743 Almyros earthquake (Mw 6.2) (1743 CE) happen?
- February 12, 1743 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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