- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 24, 1591 CE
- Location:
- Reggio Emilia
- Magnitude:
- 4.65 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 4.65
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.63
Other earthquake records of 1591 CE
- Azores, Sao Miguel (San Miguel)
- Greece, Zakynthos · Mw 6.6
- France · Mw 4.3
- Italy · Mw 4.63
- Romania · Mw 3.53
- Italy · Mw 5.13
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 1591 Reggio Emilia earthquake (Mw 4.7) (1591 CE) happen?
- May 24, 1591 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.
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