1494 CE Earthquake — Greece, Crete

Earthquake · Greece, Crete · July 1, 1494 CE

Type:
Earthquake
Date:
July 1, 1494 CE
Location:
Greece, Crete
Magnitude:
7.2 Ms

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):

  • NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.2
  • AHEAD: Mw 5.94

Other earthquake records of 1494 CE

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗

Frequently asked questions

When did 1494 CE Earthquake — Greece, Crete happen?
July 1, 1494 CE.
Where does this information come from?
This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.

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