Earthquake — Italy: Sicily, Calabria

When

11 Jan 1693

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

7.4

Where

Italy

Coordinates

37.13° N, 15.02° E

Deaths

54000

Intensity mmi

11

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1693 earthquake in Sicily, Italy

The 1693 Sicily earthquake was a natural disaster that struck parts of southern Italy near Sicily, then a territory part of the Crown of Aragon by the Kings of Spain Calabria and Malta, on 11 January at around 21:00 local time. This earthquake was preceded by a damaging foreshock on 9 January.

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