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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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Acireale was nearly destroyed by the massive 1693 Sicily earthquake, which substantially halted its economic growth, and required near-complete reconstruction of all the buildings. During the Expedition of the Thousand in 1861, led by Garibaldi and which liberated Sicily from the rule of the Bourbon Kingdom of Napoli , Acireale was the first ...
2023 Noto earthquake; 2024 Noto earthquake; See also. 1693 Sicily earthquake impacting the Italian city of Noto This page was last edited on 7 April 2024, at 03 ...
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M I (Johnston, 1996) Believed to be the largest earthquake ever to strike the east coast. USGS February 23, 1887 06:30 local time Liguria, Italy. 1887 Liguria earthquake. 43.78 8.07 600–3,000 6.3–7.5 M w The earthquake caused severe damage along the Ligurian coast and caused the town of Bussana Vecchia to be abandoned. [141] [142] September ...
The final body from the luxury yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily has been found. Italian coast guard sources told PEOPLE on Friday, Aug. 23 that the "last person still missing in the Palermo ...
The church was nearly destroyed the 1693 Sicily earthquake, but the survival of chapel sheltering the icon was viewed as a miracle, leading to a swift new reconstruction, promoted by the prince Riggio di Campofiorito. The cupola was completed in 1695.