- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 24, 1740 CE
- Location:
- Catanzarese
- Magnitude:
- 3.74 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 1740 CE
- Balkans Nw, Serbia
- Serbia / Montenegro · Mw 5.68
- Greece · Mw 6.2
- Italy · Mw 3.7
- Italy · Mw 5.64
- Mexico, Oaxaca, Mexico City
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 1740 Catanzarese earthquake (Mw 3.7) (1740 CE) happen?
- February 24, 1740 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.