- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 11, 1662 CE
- Location:
- Serbia / Montenegro
- Magnitude:
- 5.68 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 5.68
- AHEAD: Mw 5.57
Other earthquake records of 1662 CE
- Japan, Yamasiro · 600 deaths
- Japan, Hiuganada · Mw 7.9 · 200 deaths
- Mexico, Oaxaca
- Ecuador · M 5.4
- Bolivia, Potosi
- Greece, Crete
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 1662 Serbia / Montenegro earthquake (Mw 5.7) (1662 CE) happen?
- February 11, 1662 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.