- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 14, 1663 CE
- Location:
- Bocage Vendeen (Chatillon-Sur-Sevres ?)
- Magnitude:
- 4.18 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 4.18
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.3
Other earthquake records of 1663 CE
- Nicaragua, Momotomba, Granada
- Canada, St Lawrence Valley · Mw 7.5
- France · Mw 5.3
- Netherlands · Mw 3.66
- Morocco · Mw 5.2
- Fès · Mw 5.2
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 1663 BOCAGE VENDEEN (CHATILLON-SUR-SEVRES ?) earthquake (Mw 4.2) (1663 CE) happen?
- January 14, 1663 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.