- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 8, 1670 CE
- Location:
- Estonia
- Magnitude:
- 4.79 Mw
- Depth:
- 8 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
Other earthquake records of 1670 CE
- Austria, Innsbruck, Schwaz
- South Korea, Kwangju, Sunchang, Unkyo, Kosan · M 6.3
- Boso, Japan · Ms 6.4
- China, Shanghai · Ms 6.8
- Slovenia · Mw 4.1
- Iran, Lar-Evaz
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 1670 Estonia earthquake (Mw 4.8) (1670 CE) happen?
- February 8, 1670 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.