- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 18, 1508 CE
- Location:
- Ferrarese
- Magnitude:
- 3.74 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 1508 CE
- Greece, Crete: Iraklion (Candia), Megalokastron · 300 deaths
- Italy · Mw 3.88
- Greece · Mw 7.2
- Italy · Mw 3.7
- Italy · Mw 4.16
- Ferrarese · 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 1508 Ferrarese earthquake (Mw 3.7) (1508 CE) happen?
- October 18, 1508 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.