- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 26, 1568 CE
- Location:
- N-Sachsen
- Magnitude:
- 4.13 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 4.13
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.81
Other earthquake records of 1568 CE
- China, Shaanxi Province: Xian · Ms 6.8 · 200 deaths
- Mexico, Cocula, Jalisco · M 7.2 · 60 deaths
- Germany · Mw 3.81
- Campi Flegrei · Mw 3.37
- Baronnies (Malaucene) · Mw 3.39
- Aunis (La Rochelle) · Mw 3.51
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 1568 N-SACHSEN earthquake (Mw 4.1) (1568 CE) happen?
- July 26, 1568 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.