near Basel 47°30′N7°36′E / 47.5°N 7.6°E / 47.5; 7.6
Max. intensity
MSK-64 IX (Destructive) – MSK-64 X (Devastating)
Casualties
1,000
Erdbebenkreuz ("Earthquake cross") in Reinach
The 1356 Basel earthquake is the most significant seismological event to have occurred in Central Europe in recorded history[1] and had a moment magnitude in the range of 6.0–7.1.[2] This earthquake, which occurred on 18 October 1356, is also known as the Sankt-Lukas-Tag Erdbeben[3] (English: Earthquake of Saint Luke), as 18 October is the feast day of Saint Luke the Evangelist.
^"1356 Basel Earthquake: A 650-Year Retrospective" (PDF). Risk Management Solutions. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2015. The most damaging intraplate earthquake known to have occurred in central Europe
^Centrale Nucléaire de Fessenheim : appréciation du risque sismique Archived July 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine RÉSONANCE Ingénieurs-Conseils SA, published 2007-09-05, pages 12, 13
^"Das Erdbeben von 1356" (in German). Altbasel.ch. 24 October 2006.
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