Tsunami — Messina Strait, Ionian Sea

When

28 Dec 1908

Kind

Tsunami

Coordinates

38.17° N, 15.58° E

Deaths

80000

Damage musd

116

Max water height m

13

Source quake magnitude

7

Runups

87

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Earthquake in southern Italy

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.

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