Significant earthquakes of 1619

1619 Earthquake: Frankfurt, Germany

1619 · Deaths: many

An earthquake struck Frankfurt, Germany in 1619.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date
1619
Place
Frankfurt, Germany
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
52.300° N, 14.600° E
Country
Germany

The toll

Deaths
Many (about 101 to 1,000)
Damage
Severe (about $5 to $25 million)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

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Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 883.