- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 18, 1661 CE
- Location:
- Meilen
- Magnitude:
- 3.35 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 1661 CE
- Taiwan, Tainan · Ms 6
- Slovenia · Mw 4.05
- Switzerland · Mw 3.9
- Switzerland · Mw 3.9
- Italy · Mw 4.16
- Italy, Firenze (Florence), Predappio
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 1661 Meilen earthquake (Mw 3.4) (1661 CE) happen?
- January 18, 1661 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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