- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 27, 1638 CE
- Location:
- Italy, Cosenza, Martirano, Nicastro, Calabria
- Magnitude:
- 7 Ms
- Deaths:
- 9,581
- 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: Ms 7
- NOAA_SIGEQ
- EMEC_2021: Mw 7.09
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.76
- AHEAD: Mw 6.79
- AHEAD: Mw 7.08
Other earthquake records of 1638 CE
- Italy, Cotrone · 52 deaths
- Switzerland · Mw 3.5
- Italy · Mw 4.4
- Italy · Mw 6.76
- Greece · Mw 6.4
- Italy · Mw 7.09
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 1638 CE Earthquake — Italy, Cosenza, Martirano, Nicastro, Calabria happen?
- March 27, 1638 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: 9,581. Historical death tolls vary by source.