- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 24, 1742 CE
- Location:
- Caucasus
- Magnitude:
- 5.8 Mw
- Depth:
- 14 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 5.8
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.32
Other earthquake records of 1742 CE
- Greece, Zakynthos · Mw 6.6 · 120 deaths
- Greece, S
- Russia, Kuril Islands · M 7.5
- Chile, Concepcion
- Italy · Mw 4.87
- Russia, Lake Baykal (Baikal) · M 7.7
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 1742 Caucasus earthquake (Mw 5.8) (1742 CE) happen?
- July 24, 1742 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.