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  • Sicily, Italy
    Friday Jan 9, 1693
    1693 Sicily earthquake

    Foreshock

    Sicily, Italy
    Friday Jan 9, 1693

    A destructive earthquake occurred two days before the mainshock at 21:00 local time, centered in the Val di Noto. It had an estimated magnitude of 6.2 and a maximum perceived intensity of VIII–XI on the Mercalli intensity scale. Intensities of VIII or higher have been estimated for Augusta, Avola Vecchia, Floridia, Melilli, Noto Antica, Catania, Francofonte, Lentini, Scicli, Sortino, and Vizzini. Augusta lies well outside the main zone of severe shaking; its extensive damage is probably due to its construction on unconsolidated sediments. From the shape and location of the area of maximum damage, this earthquake is thought to have been caused by movement on the Avola fault. Some buildings collapsed in Catania, Vizzini, and Sortini. There were an estimated 200 deaths in both Augusta and Noto.




  • Kingdom of Sicily (now Italy)
    Sunday Jan 11, 1693
    09:00:00 AM
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    1693 Sicily Earthquake

    Kingdom of Sicily (now Italy)
    Sunday Jan 11, 1693
    09:00:00 AM

    The 1693 Sicily earthquake struck parts of southern Italy near Sicily, Calabria, and Malta on January 11 at around 21:00 local time. The main quake had an estimated magnitude of 7.4 on the moment magnitude scale, the most powerful in Italian recorded history, and a maximum intensity of XI (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale, destroying at least 70 towns and cities, seriously affecting an area of 5,600 square kilometres (2,200 sq mi) and causing the death of about 60,000 people.




  • Moldavia
    Sunday Dec 13, 1693

    Dodoftei's death

    Moldavia
    Sunday Dec 13, 1693

    Dodoftei, a writer from the metropolitan of Moldavia, died.




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