- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 15, 1570 CE
- Location:
- Velay (Le Puy)
- Magnitude:
- 4.15 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 1570 CE
- Chile, Old Concepcion · Ms 8.3 · 2,000 deaths
- Italy, Ferrara, Bologna, Padova, Venizia, Treviso · 125 deaths
- Oman, Qalhat · Mw 7
- Italy · Mw 3.5
- France · Mw 3.8
- France · Mw 4.2
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 1570 VELAY (LE PUY) earthquake (Mw 4.2) (1570 CE) happen?
- August 15, 1570 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.