- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 27, 1636 CE
- Location:
- Mytilene
- Magnitude:
- 5.83 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 5.83
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.2
Other earthquake records of 1636 CE
- Greece, Cephalonia · Ms 7.2 · 520 deaths
- Philippines, Mindanao: Illana Bay
- Greece, Zakinthos (Zante)
- Greece · Mw 6.2
- France · Mw 3.7
- Ghana, Fort Duma, Awoin · M 5.7
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 1636 Mytilene earthquake (Mw 5.8) (1636 CE) happen?
- February 27, 1636 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.