Modern era · 1908

1908 Messina earthquake

A devastating earthquake occurred on 28 December 1908 in Sicily and Calabria, southern Italy, with a moment magnitude of 7.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). The epicentre was in the Strait of Messina which separates Sicily from the Italian mainland.

1908 Messina earthquake
1908 Messina earthquake · Luca Comerio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
28 Dec 1908
Where
Italy
Era
Modern

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Before and after

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