- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 14, 1703 CE
- Location:
- Italy, Central Apennino, Norcia, L'aquila, Perugia
- Deaths:
- 40,000
- 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
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.92
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.67
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.4
- AHEAD: Mw 4.43
Other earthquake records of 1703 CE
- Italy, L'aquila (Aquila) · Ms 6.7 · 10,000 deaths
- Japan, Off Sw Boso Peninsula · Ms 8.2 · 5,233 deaths
- Iran, Qeshm Island (Qishm Island)
- Italy, Genoa, Carmagnole · Ms 3.2
- Italy · Mw 6.92
- Iran, Hengam Island, Kish Island
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 1703 CE Earthquake — Italy, Central Apennino, Norcia, L'aquila, Perugia happen?
- January 14, 1703 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: 40,000. Historical death tolls vary by source.