1905_Calabria_earthquake

1905 Calabria earthquake

1905 Calabria earthquake

1905 earthquake in southern Italy

"Calabrian earthquake" redirects here. Not to be confused with 1783 Calabrian earthquakes or 1638 Calabrian earthquakes.

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.

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Damage

The earthquake affected the Calabria region, destroying as many as 25 villages,[4] and 14,000 homes.[5]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    ISC (27 June 2022), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009), Version 9.1, International Seismological Centre
  2. [2]
    Tertulliani, A.; Cucci, L. (2008). "Characterization of the seismogenic source of the great 1905 Calabria (southern Italy) earthquake from environmental effects". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. [3]
    USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey, archived from the original on 2020-03-13
  4. [4]
    "Italy's earthquake history". BBC News. October 31, 2002. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
  5. [5]
    "Today in Earthquake History: September 8". United States Geological Survey. February 18, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
  6. ↑
    National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
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