What the records say
- When
- 20 Feb 1743
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Where
- Italy
- Coordinates
- 40.30° N, 17.35° E
- Intensity mmi
- 9
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1743 Salento earthquake
Earthquake in Italy
The 1743 Salento earthquake affected the Apulian region of southwestern Italy on 20 February at 23:30 IST. The ~7.1 Mw earthquake had an epicenter in the Adriatic and Ionian seas, off the coast of modern-day Lecce and Brindisi provinces in Salento. It had a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing heavy damage in Nardò. Damage was also reported across the sea, in the Balkans.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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