1908 Messina earthquake
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The 1908 Messina earthquake was a devastating seismic event in southern Italy that, along with the resulting tsunami, destroyed much of Messina and Reggio Calabria and caused one of the highest death tolls of any European earthquake in modern history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1908 Messina earthquake canonical | 7 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthquake
ⓘ
natural disaster ⓘ tsunamigenic earthquake ⓘ |
| affectedArea |
Calabria
ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ |
| affectedCity |
Messina
ⓘ
Reggio Calabria ⓘ |
| aftershocks | numerous aftershocks in following days ⓘ |
| buildingDamage | widespread building collapse ⓘ |
| casualtiesDescription | one of the highest death tolls of any European earthquake in modern history ⓘ |
| casualtiesEstimate | 75000–82000 ⓘ |
| consequence |
large-scale fires
ⓘ
mass homelessness ⓘ population displacement ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| countryAffected | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| damage |
destruction of much of Messina
ⓘ
destruction of much of Reggio Calabria ⓘ |
| date | 1908-12-28 ⓘ |
| epicenterRegion | Strait of Messina ⓘ |
| governmentResponse | Italian royal family involvement in relief ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
deadliest earthquake in European history
ⓘ
one of the most destructive earthquakes in Italy ⓘ |
| infrastructureDamage |
harbor destruction in Messina
ⓘ
railway damage in southern Italy ⓘ |
| intensityScale |
Modified Mercalli intensity scale
ⓘ
surface form:
Mercalli intensity scale
|
| ledTo |
international relief efforts
ⓘ
reconstruction of Messina ⓘ reconstruction of Reggio Calabria ⓘ |
| localTime | 05:20 ⓘ |
| location |
Messina
ⓘ
Reggio Calabria ⓘ Strait of Messina ⓘ |
| magnitude | 7.1 ⓘ |
| magnitudeScale | moment magnitude scale ⓘ |
| maximumIntensity | XI ⓘ |
| navalAssistance | foreign warships participated in rescue operations ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Calabria
ⓘ
history of Messina ⓘ |
| primaryCause | normal faulting ⓘ |
| recordType | well-documented historical earthquake ⓘ |
| region |
Southern Italy
ⓘ
surface form:
southern Italy
|
| seismotectonicSetting | extensional regime in southern Italy ⓘ |
| timeZone | CET ⓘ |
| triggered | tsunami ⓘ |
| tsunamiHeight | up to 13 m ⓘ |
| tsunamiImpact |
Ionian Sea coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Ionian Sea coasts
coasts of Calabria ⓘ coasts of Sicily ⓘ |
| year | 1908 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Elena of Montenegro