- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 23, 1722 CE
- Location:
- Caucasus
- Magnitude:
- 4.89 Mw
- Depth:
- 20 km
Other earthquake records of 1722 CE
- Greece, Lefkada: Damiliani, Athani, Hagios Petros · Mw 6
- Portugal, Tavira, Algarve
- Indonesia, Java: Djakarta (Jakarta)
- Greece · Mw 6.4
- Spain · Mw 4.6
- Italy · Mw 4.16
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 1722 Caucasus earthquake (Mw 4.9) (1722 CE) happen?
- August 23, 1722 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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