- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 15, 1788 CE
- Location:
- Greece
- Magnitude:
- 6.1 Mw
- Depth:
- 0 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 6.1
- AHEAD: Mw 6.21
Other earthquake records of 1788 CE
- Saint Lucia · 900 deaths
- Alaska Peninsula, Unga Island · Ms 8
- Alaska Peninsula · Ms 8
- Spain · Mw 4.56
- Spain · Mw 3.96
- Togo, Agunah, Kana, Benin: Abomey · M 5.6
Press of the period
Archive newspaper issues published within a few days of this event. These issues may not report the event itself; they offer a direct window onto the press of the period.
- La Clef du cabinet des princes de l'EuropeOctober 15, 1788open in archive ↗
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 1788 Greece earthquake (Mw 6.1) (1788 CE) happen?
- October 15, 1788 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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