- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- September 8, 1615 CE
- Location:
- Near the South Coast of the Dominican Republic
- Magnitude:
- 7.5 Mint
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):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mint 7.5
- NOAA_SIGEQ
Other earthquake records of 1615 CE
- Japan · M 6.4
- Puerto Rico / Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
- Chile, Arica · M 7.5
- Ukraine, Black Sea · Ms 5.7
- Ghana, Elmina
- Slovakia · Mw 4.1
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 7.5 - Near the South Coast of the Dominican Republic (1615 CE) happen?
- September 8, 1615 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.