- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 20, 1706 CE
- Location:
- Iceland, Selfoss
- Intensity (MMI):
- 10
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 1706 CE
- Italy, Sulmona To Campobasso, Abruzzi · 1,000 deaths
- Austria · Mw 3.93
- North Atlantic Ocean and Iceland · Mw 6.8
- Switzerland · Mw 3.9
- France · Mw 4.9
- Italy · Mw 4.76
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 1706 CE Earthquake — Iceland, Selfoss happen?
- April 20, 1706 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.