1693 Sicily earthquake

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earthquake historical event

The 1693 Sicily earthquake was a devastating seismic event that struck southeastern Sicily, causing widespread destruction and loss of life and prompting the large-scale Baroque reconstruction of many towns in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf earthquake ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
architecturalImpact development of Sicilian Baroque style ⓘ
casualtiesEstimate 100000 ⓘ
60000 ⓘ
cause movement along faults in the Sicilian region of the Africa–Eurasia plate boundary ⓘ
country Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ
date 1693-01-11 ⓘ
epicentralArea Val di Noto NERFINISHED ⓘ
estimatedMagnitude 7.4 ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 17th century ⓘ
location Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ
southeastern Sicily ⓘ
magnitudeScale moment magnitude scale ⓘ
maximumIntensity XI ⓘ
maximumIntensityScale Mercalli intensity scale NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableConsequence large-scale Baroque reconstruction of many Sicilian towns ⓘ
widespread destruction of towns in southeastern Sicily ⓘ
partOf seismicity of the Mediterranean region ⓘ
presentDayCountry Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ
reconstructionCenter Caltagirone NERFINISHED ⓘ
Catania NERFINISHED ⓘ
Modica NERFINISHED ⓘ
Noto NERFINISHED ⓘ
Palazzolo Acreide NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ragusa Ibla NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scicli NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionAffected Acireale NERFINISHED ⓘ
Augusta NERFINISHED ⓘ
Avola NERFINISHED ⓘ
Caltagirone NERFINISHED ⓘ
Catania NERFINISHED ⓘ
Grammichele NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ispica NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lentini NERFINISHED ⓘ
Melilli NERFINISHED ⓘ
Messina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mineo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Modica NERFINISHED ⓘ
Noto NERFINISHED ⓘ
Palazzolo Acreide NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ragusa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scicli NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sortino NERFINISHED ⓘ
Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ
Val di Noto NERFINISHED ⓘ
tsunami yes ⓘ
tsunamiAffectedArea Ionian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
eastern coast of Sicily ⓘ
year 1693 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Noto → reconstructedAfter → 1693 Sicily earthquake ⓘ
Via dei Crociferi, Catania → rebuiltAfter → 1693 Sicily earthquake ⓘ
Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto → significantEvent → 1693 Sicily earthquake ⓘ
Cathedral of San Nicolò, Noto → cityRebuiltAfter → 1693 Sicily earthquake ⓘ
Modica → reconstructedAfter → 1693 Sicily earthquake ⓘ
Val di Noto → rebuiltAfter → 1693 Sicily earthquake ⓘ