- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 24, 1721 CE
- Location:
- Selva
- Magnitude:
- 5.35 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 5.35
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.16
Other earthquake records of 1721 CE
- Iran, Tabriz · Ms 7.7 · 40,000 deaths
- Taiwan, Tainan · 2,000 deaths
- Spain · Mw 5.16
- Taiwan, Tainan · Ms 6
- Philippines, Ne Luzon: Cagayan Valley
- Balkans Nw, Croatia
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 1721 Selva earthquake (Mw 5.3) (1721 CE) happen?
- March 24, 1721 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.