- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 15, 1673 CE
- Location:
- Orihuela
- Magnitude:
- 5.9 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 5.9
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.76
Other earthquake records of 1673 CE
- Iran, Mashhad, Neyshabur (Nishapur) · Ms 6.6 · 5,600 deaths
- Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo · 5 deaths
- Greece, Zakinthos (Zante), Iraklion (Candia) · Mw 6
- Indonesia, N. Moluccas Islands
- Indonesia, Banda Sea
- Indonesia, N. Moluccas Islands
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 1673 Orihuela earthquake (Mw 5.9) (1673 CE) happen?
- January 15, 1673 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.