- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 26, 1568 CE
- Location:
- Germany
- Magnitude:
- 3.81 Mw
- Depth:
- 9 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 3.81
- AHEAD: Mw 4.13
Other earthquake records of 1568 CE
- China, Shaanxi Province: Xian · Ms 6.8 · 200 deaths
- Mexico, Cocula, Jalisco · M 7.2 · 60 deaths
- Campi Flegrei · Mw 3.37
- Baronnies (Malaucene) · Mw 3.39
- Aunis (La Rochelle) · Mw 3.51
- N-Sachsen · Mw 4.13
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 1568 Germany earthquake (Mw 3.8) (1568 CE) happen?
- July 26, 1568 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.