- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- November 28, 1642 CE
- Location:
- Vallee Du Rhin (Worms)
- Magnitude:
- 3.82 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 3.82
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.81
Other earthquake records of 1642 CE
- China, Shanxi Province · Ms 6
- Greece · Mw 6.8
- Italy · Mw 4.92
- Switzerland · Mw 3.5
- Germany · Mw 3.81
- Boso, Japan · Ms 6.7
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 1642 VALLEE DU RHIN (WORMS) earthquake (Mw 3.8) (1642 CE) happen?
- November 28, 1642 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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