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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 ...
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1627 Gargano earthquake: 30 July 1627 San Severo: 5,000 The largest and deadliest seismic event ever recorded in the Apulia region. Caused tsunami. 1638 Calabrian earthquakes: 27 March 1638 Near Savuto river 9,581-30,000 1693 Sicily earthquake: 11 January 1693 Near Catania: 60,000 Almost two-thirds of the entire population of Catania were killed.
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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 ...
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's coast guard recovered six bodies off the coast of Sicily, believed to be some of the 21 missing from a migrant shipwreck earlier this month, Italian media reported on Sunday.
Much of the church derives from the reconstruction after the 1693 Sicily earthquake. The central nave is flanked by 8 columns on each side and numerous side altars. The stucco decoration of the apse was completed by Giacomo Serpotta, and the frescoes of the cupola were added in the 18th century by Sebastiano Lo Monaco. The church contains a ...