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The devastated seafront of Reggio Calabria. About ten minutes after the earthquake, the sea on both sides of the Strait suddenly withdrew as a 12-meter (39-foot) tsunami swept in, and three waves struck nearby coasts. It struck hardest along the Calabrian coast and inundated Reggio Calabria after the sea had receded 70 metres (230 ft) from the ...
[citation needed] Reggio was the capital of Calabria Ulteriore Prima from 1759 to 1860. In 1783, a disastrous earthquake damaged Reggio, all of southern Calabria and Messina. The precious citrus fruit, Bergamot orange, had been cultivated and used in the Reggio area since the 15th century. By 1750 it was being grown intensively in the Rada ...
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]
Striking southern Italy on 8 September, the 1905 Calabria earthquake had a moment magnitude of 7.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme).The first major earthquake of the 20th century, it severely damaged parts of Lipari, Messina Province and a large area between Cosenza and Nicotera and killed between 557 and 2,500 people.
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.
1923 Great KantÅ earthquake: Japan September 1, 1923 4 110,000 7.3 M s: 1948 Ashgabat earthquake: Soviet Union: October 5, 1948 5 82,000 7.1 M s: 1908 Messina earthquake: Italy December 28, 1908 6 70,000 7.9 1970 Ancash earthquake: Peru: May 31, 1970 7 60,000 7.7 1935 Quetta earthquake: Baluchistan: May 31, 1935 8 50,000 7.4 1990 Manjil ...
Formerly the archiepiscopal seat of the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria, it is now that of the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova. The cathedral was severely damaged by an earthquake in 1908, and rebuilt in a modern eclectic style with Romanesque and Gothic elements.
Circondario di Reggio di Calabria (administrative region) established. 1866 - Railway station opens; Reggio Calabria - Lazzaro railway begins operating. 1884 - Garibaldi monument erected in the Piazza Garibaldi (Reggio Calabria) . 1894 - Calabria earthquake of 1894 . [9] [6] 1895 - Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria railway begins operating.