Tsunami — Tyrrhenian Calabria

When

8 Sep 1905

Kind

Tsunami

Coordinates

38.67° N, 16.07° E

Deaths

557

Injuries

2000

Houses destroyed

6700

Max water height m

1.3

Source quake magnitude

7.1

Runups

0

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Extreme earthquake in southern Italy

Striking southern Italy on 8 September, the 1905 Calabria earthquake had a moment magnitude of 7.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). The first major earthquake of the 20th century, it severely damaged parts of Lipari, Messina Province and a large area between Cosenza and Nicotera and killed between 557 and 2,500 people.

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