What the records say
- When
- 3 Nov 1706
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Where
- Italy
- Coordinates
- 41.60° N, 14.60° E
- Deaths
- 1000
- Intensity mmi
- 10
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1706 Abruzzo earthquake
Earthquake in Italy
The 1706 Abruzzo earthquake, also known as the Maiella earthquake, occurred on November 3 at 13:00 CEST. The earthquake with a possible epicenter in the Central Apennine Mountains (Maiella), Abruzzo had an estimated moment magnitude of 6.6–6.84 Mw. It was assigned a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing tremendous destruction in Valle Peligna. At least 2,400 people were killed.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
- EPICA v1.1, European preinstrumental earthquakes 1000–1899 (Rovida & Antonucci 2021)INGV · names it “Earthquake — Maiella”Creative Commons Attribution 4.0Source page
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