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Historic Earthquake
1907 Calabria Earthquake
23 October 1907 · Ferruzano · Italy
On 23 October 1907 at 20:28 UTC, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Italy (Ferruzano), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 38 km from its boundary with the African Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 158 people.
- Date
- 23 October 1907
- Time
- 20:28 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.9
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 158
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Italy
- Nearest Volcano
- Vulcano (97 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19901990 Carlentini Earthquake · M 5.319 deaths
- 1968Sicily · M 6.0216 deaths
- 1961Sicily15 deaths
- 1914Catania, Etna · M 4.9120 deaths
- 19081908 Messina Earthquake · M 7.080,000 deaths
- 19051905 Calabria Earthquake · M 7.1557 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth