- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 5, 1597 CE
- Location:
- Italy
- Magnitude:
- 4.63 Mw
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 4.63
- AHEAD: Mw 4.65
Other earthquake records of 1597 CE
- Japan, Beppu Bay · Ms 6.4 · 40 deaths
- United Kingdom and adjacent waters · Mw 4.3
- Portugal, Monte Santo, Lisbon
- Mugello · Mw 5.26
- Scotland · Mw 4.22
- Monti Martani · Mw 4.65
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 1597 Italy earthquake (Mw 4.6) (1597 CE) happen?
- March 5, 1597 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.