- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 23, 1597 CE
- Location:
- Scotland
- Magnitude:
- 4.22 Mw
- Depth:
- 10 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 4.22
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.3
Other earthquake records of 1597 CE
- Japan, Beppu Bay · Ms 6.4 · 40 deaths
- Italy · Mw 4.63
- Portugal, Monte Santo, Lisbon
- Italy · Mw 5.28
- Mugello · Mw 5.26
- Monti Martani · Mw 4.65
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 1597 Scotland earthquake (Mw 4.2) (1597 CE) happen?
- July 23, 1597 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.