- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 16, 1663 CE
- Location:
- Morocco
- Magnitude:
- 5.2 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 5.2
- AHEAD: Mw 5.2
Other earthquake records of 1663 CE
- Nicaragua, Momotomba, Granada
- Canada, St Lawrence Valley · Mw 7.5
- France · Mw 5.3
- Netherlands · Mw 3.66
- Fès · Mw 5.2
- Bocage Vendeen (Chatillon-Sur-Sevres ?) · Mw 4.18
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 1663 Morocco earthquake (Mw 5.2) (1663 CE) happen?
- October 16, 1663 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.