- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 10, 1556 CE
- Location:
- Turkey, Istanbul
- Intensity (MMI):
- 5
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
- NOAA_SIGEQ
Other earthquake records of 1556 CE
- China, Shaanxi Province · Ms 8 · 830,000 deaths
- Austria, Probably Karnten
- Turkey, Rosanna, Near Istanbul
- Ecuador · M 7.6
- Turkey · Mw 7.18
- Romania · Mw 4.1
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 1556 CE Earthquake — Turkey, Istanbul happen?
- March 10, 1556 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.