- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 14, 1731 CE
- Location:
- Chur
- Magnitude:
- 2.66 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 2.66
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.9
Other earthquake records of 1731 CE
- Italy, Foggia · M 6.3 · 3,600 deaths
- Mexico · 1 deaths
- Italy · Mw 6.33
- Switzerland · Mw 3.9
- Koori · Ms 6.6
- Morocco, Santa Cruz (Agadir)
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 1731 Chur earthquake (Mw 2.7) (1731 CE) happen?
- January 14, 1731 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.