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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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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 ...
1693 Sicily earthquake This page was last edited on 6 March 2022, at 06:01 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike ...
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 ...
January 11 – A massive earthquake in Sicily leads indirectly to the development of a Sicilian Baroque style of architecture and decoration as palazzi, public buildings, cathedrals and churches require reconstruction.
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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.