- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 27, 1636 CE
- Location:
- Greece
- Magnitude:
- 6.2 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 6.2
- AHEAD: Mw 5.83
Other earthquake records of 1636 CE
- Greece, Cephalonia · Ms 7.2 · 520 deaths
- Philippines, Mindanao: Illana Bay
- Greece, Zakinthos (Zante)
- France · Mw 3.7
- Spain · Mw 3.96
- Ghana, Fort Duma, Awoin · M 5.7
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 1636 Greece earthquake (Mw 6.2) (1636 CE) happen?
- February 27, 1636 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.