- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 29, 1494 CE
- Location:
- Messina
- Magnitude:
- 5.34 Mw
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
Other earthquake records of 1494 CE
- China, Yunnan Province: Qujing · Ms 5.5 · 3 deaths
- Greece, Crete · Ms 7.2
- France, Lantosque, Roquebilliere, Nice
- Spain · Mw 5.8
- Italy · Mw 5.33
- France, Near S Coast
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 1494 Messina earthquake (Mw 5.3) (1494 CE) happen?
- May 29, 1494 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.