- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- 557 CE
- Location:
- Turkey, Istanbul (Constantinople)
- Magnitude:
- 7 Ms
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9
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
- NOAA_SIGEQ
Other earthquake records of 557 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 557 CE Earthquake — Turkey, Istanbul (Constantinople) happen?
- 557 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.