- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 23, 1577 CE
- Location:
- Foret Noire (Freiburg ?)
- Magnitude:
- 3.94 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
Other earthquake records of 1577 CE
- China, Yunnan: Tengchong · Ms 6.5 · 170 deaths
- Turkey, Balikesir · 40 deaths
- Italy · Mw 4.4
- Switzerland · Mw 3.9
- Switzerland · Mw 3.9
- Cyprus · Mw 5.77
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 1577 FORET NOIRE (FREIBURG ?) earthquake (Mw 3.9) (1577 CE) happen?
- October 23, 1577 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.