- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 6, 1730 CE
- Location:
- Vrancea
- Magnitude:
- 6.1 Mw
- Depth:
- 100 km
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 6.1
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.1
Other earthquake records of 1730 CE
- China, Beijing · Ms 6.5 · 658 deaths
- Italy, Norcia · 200 deaths
- Chile, Valparaiso · Mw 9.1 · 5 deaths
- Italy, Massa, Carrara
- Azores, Luz
- Philippines, Tayabas, Laguna
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 1730 Vrancea earthquake (Mw 6.1) (1730 CE) happen?
- April 6, 1730 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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