- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 11, 1693 CE
- Location:
- Italy, Sicily, Calabria
- Magnitude:
- 7.4 Mw
- Deaths:
- 54,000
- Intensity (MMI):
- 11
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: Mw 7.4
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.07
- EMEC_2021: Mw 7.32
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.63
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.63
Other earthquake records of 1693 CE
- Italy, Sicily, Calabria, Catania · Ms 6 · 60,000 deaths
- Italy · Mw 5.27
- Italy · Mw 6.07
- Italy · Mw 7.32
- Italy · Mw 4.16
- Cuba, Havana
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 1693 CE Earthquake — Italy, Sicily, Calabria happen?
- January 11, 1693 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.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 54,000. Historical death tolls vary by source.