- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 20, 1620 CE
- Location:
- Germany
- Magnitude:
- 4.2 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 4.2
- AHEAD: Mw 3.72
Other earthquake records of 1620 CE
- Spain, Alicante · 30 deaths
- Uzbekistan, Akhsy · M 5.8
- Philippines, Panay, Iloilo, Capiz
- Romania · Mw 3.53
- Switzerland · Mw 3.9
- Mexico, Oaxaca
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 1620 Germany earthquake (Mw 4.2) (1620 CE) happen?
- February 20, 1620 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.