- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 15, 1673 CE
- Location:
- Spain
- Magnitude:
- 5.76 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 5.76
- AHEAD: Mw 5.9
Other earthquake records of 1673 CE
- Iran, Mashhad, Neyshabur (Nishapur) · Ms 6.6 · 5,600 deaths
- Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo · 5 deaths
- Greece, Zakinthos (Zante), Iraklion (Candia) · Mw 6
- Indonesia, N. Moluccas Islands
- Indonesia, Banda Sea
- Indonesia, N. Moluccas Islands
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 1673 Spain earthquake (Mw 5.8) (1673 CE) happen?
- January 15, 1673 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.