- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- March 8, 1715 CE
- Location:
- Turkey, Mahmatan, Van
- Magnitude:
- 6.6 Ms
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 2 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.6
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.7
Other earthquake records of 1715 CE
- Peru, Moquegua, Arequipa, Chile: Arica · Ms 7.5
- Seikaido, Japan · Ms 6.6
- Italy · Mw 4.4
- Turkey · Mw 6.7
- Italy · Mw 4.63
- Milazzo · Mw 4.65
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 1715 CE Earthquake — Turkey, Mahmatan, Van happen?
- March 8, 1715 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.