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Historic Earthquake
1905 Calabria Earthquake
8 September 1905 · Monteleone, Tropea · Italy
On 8 September 1905 at 01:43 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Italy (Monteleone, Tropea), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 56 km from its boundary with the African Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 557 people and injured 2,000. 6,700 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 8 September 1905
- Time
- 01:43 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- XI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 557
- Injuries
- 2,000
- Homes Destroyed
- 6,700
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (1.3 m wave)
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Italy
- Nearest Volcano
- Stromboli (76 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 1914Catania, Etna · M 4.9120 deaths
- 19081908 Messina Earthquake · M 7.080,000 deaths
- 19071907 Calabria Earthquake · M 5.9158 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth