- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 28, 1600 CE
- Location:
- Reggio Emilia
- Magnitude:
- 5.34 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
Other earthquake records of 1600 CE
- Peru, Volcan Huaynaputina · M 7.9 · 1,500 deaths
- Peru, Omate · M 8.1
- Philippines, Manila
- China, Guangdong Province · Ms 7
- Italy · Mw 4.63
- Romania · Mw 3.53
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 1600 Reggio Emilia earthquake (Mw 5.3) (1600 CE) happen?
- October 28, 1600 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.