- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 23, 1736 CE
- Location:
- Maurienne (Fontcouverte)
- Magnitude:
- 4.08 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
Other earthquake records of 1736 CE
- Taiwan, Tainan · Ms 6 · 260 deaths
- France · Mw 3.7
- Switzerland · Mw 4.7
- Switzerland · Mw 3.9
- Switzerland · Mw 3.9
- Ecuador
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 1736 Maurienne (Fontcouverte) earthquake (Mw 4.1) (1736 CE) happen?
- April 23, 1736 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.