- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 19, 1659 CE
- Location:
- Schaffhausen
- Magnitude:
- 3.71 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
Other earthquake records of 1659 CE
- Italy, Panaija, Soriano, Polia · 2,035 deaths
- Japan, Aidu · 39 deaths
- Turkey · Mw 7.26
- Spain · Mw 3.96
- El Salvador, San Salvador
- Indonesia, Banda Sea
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 1659 Schaffhausen earthquake (Mw 3.7) (1659 CE) happen?
- October 19, 1659 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.