- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 15, 1678 CE
- Location:
- Ferrara
- Magnitude:
- 4.2 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 4.2
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.16
Other earthquake records of 1678 CE
- Japan, Sanriku, Rikuchu · M 7.4 · 1 deaths
- Cuba, Santiago De Cuba
- Iran, Gonabad
- Peru, Lima, Salinas-Huaura, Lima, Callao, Chancay · Ms 8.4
- Bolivia, Potosi
- India, Kashmir: Srinagar
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 1678 Ferrara earthquake (Mw 4.2) (1678 CE) happen?
- July 15, 1678 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.