- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 8, 1457 CE
- Location:
- Napoli
- Magnitude:
- 3.37 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 1457 CE
- Israel, Palestine, Syria · 32,000 deaths
- Italy · Mw 4.4
- Turkey · Mw 7.02
- Capua · Mw 4.43
- Hydra · Mw 6.66
- Greece · Mw 6.3
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 1457 Napoli earthquake (Mw 3.4) (1457 CE) happen?
- January 8, 1457 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.