- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- September 15, 1590 CE
- Location:
- Austria, Kamp River
- Magnitude:
- 6.6
- Intensity (MMI):
- 10
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 6.6
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.93
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.84
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.96
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.18
- AHEAD: Mw 3.8
Other earthquake records of 1590 CE
- China, Gansu Province · Ms 5.5
- Balkans Nw, Croatia: Senj
- Ecuador, Quito
- Balkans Nw, Croatia: Zagreb, Hungary: Nagykanizsa
- Slovenia · Mw 5.1
- Peru, Cusco, Camana · Ms 7.7
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 1590 CE Earthquake — Austria, Kamp River happen?
- September 15, 1590 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.