- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April, 1609 CE
- Location:
- Greece, Rhodes
- Magnitude:
- 7.2 Ms
- Intensity (MMI):
- 9
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 3 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
Other earthquake records of 1609 CE
- China, Gansu: Jiuquan · Ms 7.3 · 840 deaths
- Peru · M 8.6
- France · Mw 4.7
- Greece · Mw 7.2
- Italy · Mw 5.8
- Italy · Mw 4.4
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 1609 CE Earthquake — Greece, Rhodes happen?
- April, 1609 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.