1783 Calabrian earthquakes
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The 1783 Calabrian earthquakes were a devastating series of powerful quakes in southern Italy that caused widespread destruction, landslides, and tsunamis, profoundly impacting the Calabria and Messina regions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earthquake sequence
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historical event ⓘ natural disaster ⓘ |
| affectedRegion |
Calabria
NERFINISHED
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Messina NERFINISHED ⓘ Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | about 30000–50000 deaths ⓘ |
| cause | crustal extension in southern Italy ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| damage |
severe damage in Messina area
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widespread destruction of towns and villages in Calabria ⓘ |
| endDate | 1783-03-28 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
led to early scientific studies of earthquakes in Italy
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one of the most destructive earthquake sequences in Italian history ⓘ |
| impact |
long-term economic disruption in southern Italy
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major demographic changes in Calabria ⓘ reconstruction and relocation of several settlements ⓘ |
| languageOfHistoricalRecords | Italian ⓘ |
| location |
Calabria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Italy ⓘ |
| notablePhenomenon |
formation of earthquake lakes
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large rock avalanches ⓘ |
| numberOfMajorShocks | 5 ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Calabria
ⓘ
history of earthquakes in Italy ⓘ |
| primaryHazard | strong ground shaking ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
contemporary chronicles
ⓘ
later seismological studies ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | 1908 Messina earthquake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryHazard |
landslides
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tsunamis ⓘ |
| seismicType | normal faulting ⓘ |
| startDate | 1783-02-05 ⓘ |
| strongestMagnitude | about 7.0–7.1 Mw ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
Calabrian Arc
NERFINISHED
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southern Apennines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | February–March 1783 ⓘ |
| triggeredEvent |
ground fissures
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landslides ⓘ soil liquefaction ⓘ tsunamis ⓘ |
| year | 1783 ⓘ |
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