- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 3, 1604 CE
- Location:
- Vrancea
- Magnitude:
- 6.8 Mw
- Depth:
- 130 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 6.8
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.8
Other earthquake records of 1604 CE
- Peru, Arequipa, Chile: Arica · Ms 8.5 · 174 deaths
- Mexico, Oaxaca
- Chile
- China, Fujian Province: Off Coast · Ms 8
- Switzerland · Mw 3.5
- Romania · Mw 6.8
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 1604 Vrancea earthquake (Mw 6.8) (1604 CE) happen?
- May 3, 1604 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.