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The 1694 Irpinia–Basilicata earthquake occurred on 8 September. It caused widespread damage in the Basilicata and Apulia regions of what was then the Kingdom of Naples, resulting in more than 6,000 casualties. The earthquake occurred at 11:40 UTC and lasted between 30 and 60 seconds. [1]
September 8, 1694 1694 Irpinia–Basilicata earthquake: Head of the Ofanto River: 6.87 M L: 6,000 March 14, 1702 1702 Irpinia–Benevento earthquake Middle of the Calore valley, east of Benevento: 4.9 M L: 400 November 29, 1732 1732 Irpinia earthquake: Grottaminarda: 6.6 M w: Thousands April 9, 1853 1853 Irpinia earthquake Near the Sele in ...
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Local date: 11 January 1693 (): Local time: 21:00 [1] [2]: Duration: 4 minutes: Magnitude: 7.4 M w: Epicenter: 3] The exact location of the epicentre remains uncertain: Areas affected: Southern Italy (notably Sicily) and Malta [4]: Max. intensity: MMI XI (Extreme) [5]: Tsunami: 5–10-metre high waves devastated the coastal villages on the Ionian Sea and in the Straits of Messina. (Ambraseys ...
Historical earthquakes is a list of significant earthquakes known to have occurred prior to the early 20th century. As the events listed here occurred before routine instrumental recordings — later followed by discoveries of Earth's tectonic plates, [1] seismotomography imaging technique, [2] observations using space satellites from outer space, [3] artificial intelligence (AI)-based ...
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1694 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1694th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 694th year of the 2nd millennium, the 94th year of the 17th century, and the 5th year of the 1690s decade. As of the start of 1694, the ...
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