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Messina earthquake seismogram The port of Messina in c. 1900, before the earthquake and tsunami. On Monday, 28 December 1908, at 5:20:27 [12] an earthquake of 7.1 on the moment magnitude scale occurred. [13] Its epicentre was in the Strait of Messina which separates the busy port city of Messina in Sicily and Reggio Calabria on the Italian ...
Pages in category "Victims of the 1908 Messina earthquake" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Italy, Sicily: 7.0: 15.0: XI The 1908 Messina earthquake caused 82,000 deaths in total. The earthquake contributed to 80,000 of the total. A tsunami resulted in another 2,000 deaths. Damage costs were around $116 million (1908 rate). 82,000
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Map of earthquakes in Italy 1900-2017 Earthquakes M5.5+ (1900–2016) Mediterranean. This is a list of earthquakes in Italy that had epicentres in Italy, or significantly affected the country. On average every four years an earthquake with a magnitude equal to or greater than 5.5 occurs in Italy. [1]
This list takes into account only the highest estimated death toll for each disaster and lists them accordingly. ... 1908 Messina earthquake: Italy December 28 1909 ...
The epicenters form a clear alignment extending nearly 100 km from the Straits of Messina to about 18 km SSW of Catanzaro. The epicenter of the first earthquake occurred in the plain of Palmi. The earthquakes occurred over a period of nearly two months, all with estimated magnitudes of 5.9 or greater. Estimates of the total number of deaths lie ...
Forte Castellaccio is an abandoned hilltop fortress in Messina, Sicily built by Juan de Vega, Viceroy of Sicily around the middle of the 16th Century as part of a defensive project ordered by Emperor Charles V of Habsburg. [1] It was designed by the Italian military architect Antonio Ferramolino (died. 1550). [2]