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Description
The Global Historical Earthquake Archive (GHEA) provides a complete account of the global situation in historical seismology for large earthquakes, as evaluatd in 2013. From GHEA, the Global Historical Earthquake Catalogue (GHEC) was derived, a world catalogue of earthquakes for the period 1000-1903, with magnitudes of Mw7 and over.
How to cite this work
Albini P., Musson R. M. W., Gómez Capera A. A., Locati M., Rovida A., Stucchi M., Viganò D. (2013). GEM Global Historical Earthquake Archive (GHEA). Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV). https://doi.org/10.13127/ghea
Available Versions
The GEM Global Historical Earthquake Archive (GHEA) was funded by GEM as part of its five Global Hazard Components during GEM's first Working Programme (2009 - 2014). The products are now maintained by INGV, Italy.
You can download the last updated version of the catalogue (Version 1.0, 2013) from the "Data access" button on the right panel of this webpage, which will take you to the INGV website where the data is hosted.
License information
The open version is available under a Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 license, which requires:
*Attribution (you must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made)
*ShareAlike (derivatives created must be made available under the same license as the original)
Any deviation from these terms incur in license infringement.
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Africa | Exposure |
Alaska | Exposure |
Albania | Exposure |
Algeria | Exposure |
American Samoa | Exposure |
Andorra | Exposure |
Angola | Exposure |
Anguilla | Exposure |
Antigua and Barbuda | Exposure |
Arabia | Exposure |
Argentina | Exposure |
Armenia | Exposure |
Aruba | Exposure |
Australia | Exposure |
Austria | Exposure |
Azerbaijan | Exposure |
Bahamas | Exposure |
Bahrain | Exposure |
Bangladesh | Exposure |
Barbados | Exposure |
Belarus | Exposure |
Belgium | Exposure |
Belize | Exposure |
Benin | Exposure |
Bhutan | Exposure |
Bolivia | Exposure |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Exposure |
Botswana | Exposure |
Brazil | Exposure |
British Virgin Islands | Exposure |
Brunei | Exposure |
Bulgaria | Exposure |
Burkina Faso | Exposure |
Burundi | Exposure |
Cambodia | Exposure |
Cameroon | Exposure |
Canada | Exposure |
Cape Verde | Exposure |
Caribbean Central America | Exposure |
Cayman Islands | Exposure |
Central African Republic | Exposure |
Central Asia | Exposure |
Chad | Exposure |
Chile | Exposure |
China | Exposure |
Colombia | Exposure |
Comoros | Exposure |
Congo | Exposure |
Conterminous US | Exposure |
Cook Islands | Exposure |
Costa Rica | Exposure |
Croatia | Exposure |
Cuba | Exposure |
Cyprus | Exposure |
Czechia | Exposure |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Exposure |
Denmark | Exposure |
Djibouti | Exposure |
Dominica | Exposure |
Dominican Republic | Exposure |
East Asia | Exposure |
Ecuador | Exposure |
Egypt | Exposure |
El Salvador | Exposure |
Equatorial Guinea | Exposure |
Eritrea | Exposure |
Estonia | Exposure |
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Ethiopia | Exposure |
Europe | Exposure |
Fiji | Exposure |
Finland | Exposure |
France | Exposure |
French Guiana | Exposure |
Gabon | Exposure |
Gambia | Exposure |
Georgia | Exposure |
Germany | Exposure |
Ghana | Exposure |
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Greece | Exposure |
Grenada | Exposure |
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Guam | Exposure |
Guatemala | Exposure |
Guinea | Exposure |
Guinea Bissau | Exposure |
Guyana | Exposure |
Haiti | Exposure |
Hawaii | Exposure |
Honduras | Exposure |
Hong Kong | Exposure |
Hungary | Exposure |
Iceland | Exposure |
India | Exposure |
Indonesia | Exposure |
Iran | Exposure |
Iraq | Exposure |
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Isle of Man | Exposure |
Israel | Exposure |
Italy | Exposure |
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Jamaica | Exposure |
Japan | Exposure |
Jordan | Exposure |
Kazakhstan | Exposure |
Kenya | Exposure |
Kiribati | Exposure |
Kosovo | Exposure |
Kuwait | Exposure |
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Laos | Exposure |
Latvia | Exposure |
Lebanon | Exposure |
Lesotho | Exposure |
Liberia | Exposure |
Libya | Exposure |
Liechtenstein | Exposure |
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Luxembourg | Exposure |
Macao | Exposure |
Madagascar | Exposure |
Malawi | Exposure |
Malaysia | Exposure |
Mali | Exposure |
Malta | Exposure |
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Martinique | Exposure |
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Mexico | Exposure |
Micronesia | Exposure |
Middle East | Exposure |
Moldova | Exposure |
Monaco | Exposure |
Mongolia | Exposure |
Montenegro | Exposure |
Montserrat | Exposure |
Morocco | Exposure |
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Myanmar | Exposure |
Namibia | Exposure |
Nauru | Exposure |
Nepal | Exposure |
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North Korea | Exposure |
North Macedonia | Exposure |
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Oman | Exposure |
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Pakistan | Exposure |
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Palestine | Exposure |
Panama | Exposure |
Papua New Guinea | Exposure |
Paraguay | Exposure |
Peru | Exposure |
Philippines | Exposure |
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Portugal | Exposure |
Puerto Rico | Exposure |
Qatar | Exposure |
Romania | Exposure |
Russia | Exposure |
Rwanda | Exposure |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Exposure |
Saint Lucia | Exposure |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Exposure |
Samoa | Exposure |
Sao Tome and Principe | Exposure |
Saudi Arabia | Exposure |
Senegal | Exposure |
Serbia | Exposure |
Seychelles | Exposure |
Sierra Leone | Exposure |
Singapore | Exposure |
Slovakia | Exposure |
Slovenia | Exposure |
Solomon Islands | Exposure |
Somalia | Exposure |
South Africa | Exposure |
South America | Exposure |
South Asia | Exposure |
South Korea | Exposure |
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Africa | Exposure |
Alaska | Exposure |
Albania | Exposure |
Algeria | Exposure |
American Samoa | Exposure |
Andorra | Exposure |
Angola | Exposure |
Anguilla | Exposure |
Antigua and Barbuda | Exposure |
Arabia | Exposure |
Argentina | Exposure |
Armenia | Exposure |
Aruba | Exposure |
Australia | Exposure |
Austria | Exposure |
Azerbaijan | Exposure |
Bahamas | Exposure |
Bahrain | Exposure |
Bangladesh | Exposure |
Barbados | Exposure |
Belarus | Exposure |
Belgium | Exposure |
Belize | Exposure |
Benin | Exposure |
Bhutan | Exposure |
Bolivia | Exposure |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Exposure |
Botswana | Exposure |
Brazil | Exposure |
British Virgin Islands | Exposure |
Brunei | Exposure |
Bulgaria | Exposure |
Burkina Faso | Exposure |
Burundi | Exposure |
Cambodia | Exposure |
Cameroon | Exposure |
Canada | Exposure |
Cape Verde | Exposure |
Caribbean Central America | Exposure |
Cayman Islands | Exposure |
Central African Republic | Exposure |
Central Asia | Exposure |
Chad | Exposure |
Chile | Exposure |
China | Exposure |
Colombia | Exposure |
Comoros | Exposure |
Congo | Exposure |
Conterminous US | Exposure |
Cook Islands | Exposure |
Costa Rica | Exposure |
Croatia | Exposure |
Cuba | Exposure |
Cyprus | Exposure |
Czechia | Exposure |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Exposure |
Denmark | Exposure |
Djibouti | Exposure |
Dominica | Exposure |
Dominican Republic | Exposure |
East Asia | Exposure |
Ecuador | Exposure |
Egypt | Exposure |
El Salvador | Exposure |
Equatorial Guinea | Exposure |
Eritrea | Exposure |
Estonia | Exposure |
Eswatini | Exposure |
Ethiopia | Exposure |
Europe | Exposure |
Fiji | Exposure |
Finland | Exposure |
France | Exposure |
French Guiana | Exposure |
Gabon | Exposure |
Gambia | Exposure |
Georgia | Exposure |
Germany | Exposure |
Ghana | Exposure |
Gibraltar | Exposure |
Greece | Exposure |
Grenada | Exposure |
Guadeloupe | Exposure |
Guam | Exposure |
Guatemala | Exposure |
Guinea | Exposure |
Guinea Bissau | Exposure |
Guyana | Exposure |
Haiti | Exposure |
Hawaii | Exposure |
Honduras | Exposure |
Hong Kong | Exposure |
Hungary | Exposure |
Iceland | Exposure |
India | Exposure |
Indonesia | Exposure |
Iran | Exposure |
Iraq | Exposure |
Ireland | Exposure |
Isle of Man | Exposure |
Israel | Exposure |
Italy | Exposure |
Ivory Coast | Exposure |
Jamaica | Exposure |
Japan | Exposure |
Jordan | Exposure |
Kazakhstan | Exposure |
Kenya | Exposure |
Kiribati | Exposure |
Kosovo | Exposure |
Kuwait | Exposure |
Kyrgyzstan | Exposure |
Laos | Exposure |
Latvia | Exposure |
Lebanon | Exposure |
Lesotho | Exposure |
Liberia | Exposure |
Libya | Exposure |
Liechtenstein | Exposure |
Lithuania | Exposure |
Luxembourg | Exposure |
Macao | Exposure |
Madagascar | Exposure |
Malawi | Exposure |
Malaysia | Exposure |
Mali | Exposure |
Malta | Exposure |
Marshall Islands | Exposure |
Martinique | Exposure |
Mauritania | Exposure |
Mauritius | Exposure |
Mexico | Exposure |
Micronesia | Exposure |
Middle East | Exposure |
Moldova | Exposure |
Monaco | Exposure |
Mongolia | Exposure |
Montenegro | Exposure |
Montserrat | Exposure |
Morocco | Exposure |
Mozambique | Exposure |
Myanmar | Exposure |
Namibia | Exposure |
Nauru | Exposure |
Nepal | Exposure |
Netherlands | Exposure |
New Caledonia | Exposure |
New Zealand | Exposure |
Nicaragua | Exposure |
Niger | Exposure |
Nigeria | Exposure |
Niue | Exposure |
North Africa | Exposure |
North America | Exposure |
North Asia | Exposure |
North Korea | Exposure |
North Macedonia | Exposure |
North and South Korea | Exposure |
Northeast Asia | Exposure |
Northern Mariana Islands | Exposure |
Northwest Asia | Exposure |
Norway | Exposure |
Oceania | Exposure |
Oman | Exposure |
Pacific Islands | Exposure |
Pakistan | Exposure |
Palau | Exposure |
Palestine | Exposure |
Panama | Exposure |
Papua New Guinea | Exposure |
Paraguay | Exposure |
Peru | Exposure |
Philippines | Exposure |
Poland | Exposure |
Portugal | Exposure |
Puerto Rico | Exposure |
Qatar | Exposure |
Romania | Exposure |
Russia | Exposure |
Rwanda | Exposure |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Exposure |
Saint Lucia | Exposure |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Exposure |
Samoa | Exposure |
Sao Tome and Principe | Exposure |
Saudi Arabia | Exposure |
Senegal | Exposure |
Serbia | Exposure |
Seychelles | Exposure |
Sierra Leone | Exposure |
Singapore | Exposure |
Slovakia | Exposure |
Slovenia | Exposure |
Solomon Islands | Exposure |
Somalia | Exposure |
South Africa | Exposure |
South America | Exposure |
South Asia | Exposure |
South Korea | Exposure |







