- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 23, 1676 CE
- Location:
- Zakynthos
- Magnitude:
- 6.5 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 6.5
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.5
Other earthquake records of 1676 CE
- Japan, Tuwano · 7 deaths
- Slovakia · Mw 4.6
- Switzerland · Mw 3.9
- Greece · Mw 6.5
- Izmir (W. TURKEY) · Mw 5.18
- Izmir (W. TURKEY) · Mw 5.18
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 1676 Zakynthos earthquake (Mw 6.5) (1676 CE) happen?
- April 23, 1676 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.