The Earthquake
Time: Wednesday Feb 5, 1783
Place: Southern Italian peninsula and Sicily
Details: This earthquake, with an estimated magnitude of 7.0, affected a large area including most of the southern Italian peninsula and shook the whole island of Sicily. Many villages were damaged and as many as 180 almost completely destroyed, with more than 25,000 casualties. A tsunami affected the coastline on both sides of the Straits of Messina, destroying the harbor walls at Messina. The earthquake had already caused widespread death and destruction in Messina. Homes were razed to the ground, the medieval Duomo was badly damaged and most of the historic buildings were reduced to rubble.
‹ Earlier in historyA visit to Salzburg with his wife1783 Later in history ›This magnitude 6.2 eventThursday Feb 6, 1783
Best-effort ordering. Some events may appear out of order since many are only known to the year, but they are usually around the same period.
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