- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 15, 1577 CE
- Location:
- Switzerland
- Magnitude:
- 3.9 Mw
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):
Other earthquake records of 1577 CE
- China, Yunnan: Tengchong · Ms 6.5 · 170 deaths
- Turkey, Balikesir · 40 deaths
- Italy · Mw 4.4
- Switzerland · Mw 3.9
- Switzerland · Mw 3.9
- Cyprus · Mw 5.77
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 1577 Switzerland earthquake (Mw 3.9) (1577 CE) happen?
- October 15, 1577 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.