- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 5, 1783 CE
- Location:
- Italy, Tyrrhenian Calabria
- Magnitude:
- 6.9 Ms
- Depth:
- 13 km
- Deaths:
- 30,000
- Intensity (MMI):
- 11
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.9
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 5.9
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 5.9
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.9
- NOAA_SIGEQ
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.6
Other earthquake records of 1783 CE
- Italy, Messina Straits · Ms 5.9 · 1,500 deaths
- Greece, Lefkada · Mw 6.5 · 60 deaths
- Italy, Tyrrhenian Calabria · Ms 6.9
- Italy, Tyrrhenian Calabria · Ms 5.9
- Italy, Tyrrhenian Calabria
- Dominican Republic, Santiago De Los Caballeros
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1783 CE Earthquake — Italy, Tyrrhenian Calabria happen?
- February 5, 1783 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 30,000. Historical death tolls vary by source.