- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 4, 1674 CE
- Location:
- Chios
- Magnitude:
- 5.36 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
Other earthquake records of 1674 CE
- Indonesia, Ambon Island, Seram Island · Ms 6.8 · 2,330 deaths
- Spain, Lorca · 40 deaths
- Greece · Mw 6.5
- Indonesia, Banda Sea
- Ecuador, Chimborazo, Bolivar, Quito · M 7.7
- Greece-Albania
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 1674 Chios earthquake (Mw 5.4) (1674 CE) happen?
- January 4, 1674 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.