- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 16, 1662 CE
- Location:
- Zakynthos
- Magnitude:
- 6.26 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 6.26
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.3
Other earthquake records of 1662 CE
- Japan, Yamasiro · 600 deaths
- Japan, Hiuganada · Mw 7.9 · 200 deaths
- Mexico, Oaxaca
- Ecuador · M 5.4
- Bolivia, Potosi
- Greece, Crete
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 1662 Zakynthos earthquake (Mw 6.3) (1662 CE) happen?
- March 16, 1662 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.
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