- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 29, 1709 CE
- Location:
- Vallee De La Loire (Langeais)
- Magnitude:
- 3.61 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 3.61
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4
Other earthquake records of 1709 CE
- China, Ningxia · Ms 7.5 · 2,032 deaths
- France · Mw 4
- Spain · Mw 4.26
- Valencia · Mw 4.52
- Foca · Mw 6.42
- Schwanden · Mw 2.66
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 1709 VALLEE DE LA LOIRE (LANGEAIS) earthquake (Mw 3.6) (1709 CE) happen?
- August 29, 1709 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.