- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 24, 1721 CE
- Location:
- Spain
- Magnitude:
- 5.16 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 5.16
- AHEAD: Mw 5.35
Other earthquake records of 1721 CE
- Iran, Tabriz · Ms 7.7 · 40,000 deaths
- Taiwan, Tainan · 2,000 deaths
- Hungary · Mw 3.53
- Taiwan, Tainan · Ms 6
- Philippines, Ne Luzon: Cagayan Valley
- Balkans Nw, Croatia
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 1721 Spain earthquake (Mw 5.2) (1721 CE) happen?
- March 24, 1721 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.