- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 15, 1769 CE
- Location:
- Caucasus
- Magnitude:
- 5.54 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Other earthquake records of 1769 CE
- Greece · Mw 6.5 · 7 deaths
- Iraq, Baghdad
- Switzerland
- Russia, Lake Baykal (Baikal) · M 7.3
- Sw. Kyushu Island, Japan · Ms 7.4
- Iran, Shiraz
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 1769 Caucasus earthquake (Mw 5.5) (1769 CE) happen?
- January 15, 1769 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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