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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 ...
On 12 May 701 AD, an earthquake and a tsunami measuring up to 40 metres (131 ft) hit the coast of Tanba Province (Kyoto Prefecture). 869 CE: Sanriku, Japan: 869 Jōgan earthquake: Earthquake: The Sanriku region was hit by a large tsunami on 13 July 869 AD, causing floods to spread 4 km (2.5 mi) inland from the coast.
79 AD Gulf of Naples, Italy: Unknown Volcanic eruption A smaller tsunami was witnessed in the Bay of Naples by Pliny the Younger during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. [4] 21 July 365: Crete, Greece: Thousands 8.0 earthquake 365 Crete earthquake [2] 7 July 551 Menidi, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece: Unknown Earthquake [2] 15 August 554 Kos, Greece ...
1693 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1693rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 693rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 93rd year of the 17th century, and the 4th year of the 1690s decade. As of the start of 1693, the ...
The undersea cliff is incised by more than 500 canyons, while landslide occurrence has been inferred from sediment samples collected from the base of the escarpment.The 2012 research on the escarpment closest to Sicily identified 70 submarine landslides as well as black coral reefs, while a 2014 survey focused further south but still on the northern part of the escarpment, especially on the ...
1000 BC–300 AD: Ancient. Kofun. 300–538 AD: Classical. Asuka. 538–710: ... 1693 (Genroku 6, 12th ... Parts of Honshū's coast were battered by tsunami, and up ...
However, most later workers believe the tsunami was triggered by the earthquake and that the only effect on Etna was the collapse of part of the cone above Taormina, with no significant eruption. [10] As with the 1693 earthquake the 1169 event seems to have followed after a major period of eruptive activity. [11]
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