- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 6, 1771 CE
- Location:
- Czech Republic
- Magnitude:
- 4.2 Mw
- Depth:
- 9 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
Other earthquake records of 1771 CE
- Japan, Ryukyu Islands · Ms 7.4 · 13,486 deaths
- Jamaica, Port Royal, Kingston
- Italy · Mw 4.4
- Italy · Mw 5.1
- Slovakia · Mw 3.7
- Philippines, Manila
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 1771 Czech Republic earthquake (Mw 4.2) (1771 CE) happen?
- January 6, 1771 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.