- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 19, 1659 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 1659 CE
- Italy, Panaija, Soriano, Polia · 2,035 deaths
- Japan, Aidu · 39 deaths
- Turkey · Mw 7.26
- Spain · Mw 3.96
- El Salvador, San Salvador
- Indonesia, Banda Sea
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 1659 Switzerland earthquake (Mw 3.9) (1659 CE) happen?
- October 19, 1659 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.