- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February, 1703 CE
- Location:
- Greece
- Magnitude:
- 6.1 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 6.1
- AHEAD: Mw 5.94
Other earthquake records of 1703 CE
- Italy, Central Apennino, Norcia, L'aquila, Perugia · 40,000 deaths
- Italy, L'aquila (Aquila) · Ms 6.7 · 10,000 deaths
- Japan, Off Sw Boso Peninsula · Ms 8.2 · 5,233 deaths
- Italy, Genoa, Carmagnole · Ms 3.2
- Iran, Qeshm Island (Qishm Island)
- Iran, Hengam Island, Kish Island
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 1703 Greece earthquake (Mw 6.1) (1703 CE) happen?
- February, 1703 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.
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