- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- June 22, 1626 CE
- Magnitude:
- 4.46 Mw
- Depth:
- 18 km
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 4.46
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.34
Other earthquake records of 1626 CE
- China, Shanxi Province · Mw 7.1 · 5,200 deaths
- Italy, Napoli (Naples)
- Slovenia · Mw 4.5
- SE Mediterranean area · Mw 7.09
- Italy · Mw 6.07
- Italy · Mw 5.1
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 1626 earthquake (Mw 4.5) (1626 CE) happen?
- June 22, 1626 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.