- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 1, 1494 CE
- Location:
- Greece
- Magnitude:
- 7.5 Mw
- Depth:
- 0 km
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):
- EMEC_2021: Mw 7.5
- AHEAD: Mw 7.5
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: Lammers, S., Weatherill, G., Grünthal, G. & Cotton, F. (2023): EMEC-2021 — The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue, Version 2021. GFZ, doi:10.5880/GFZ.EMEC.2021.001 · License: CC BY 4.0 · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1494 Greece earthquake (Mw 7.5) (1494 CE) happen?
- July 1, 1494 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from Lammers, S., Weatherill, G., Grünthal, G. & Cotton, F. (2023): EMEC-2021 — The European-Mediterranean Earthquake Catalogue, Version 2021. GFZ, doi:10.5880/GFZ.EMEC.2021.001; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.