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| UTC time | 1907-10-23 20:28:19 |
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| ISC event | n/a |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 23 October 1907 (1907-10-23) |
| Local time | 21:28 |
| Magnitude | 5.9 Ms |
| Depth | 33 km (21 mi) |
| Epicenter | 38°05′13″N 15°59′06″E / 38.087°N 15.985°E / 38.087; 15.985 |
| Total damage | Severe |
| Max. intensity | MMI IX (Violent) |
| Foreshocks | yes |
| Casualties | 167 dead |
On 23 October 1907 a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Calabria, at a depth of 33.0 km. in the area of Gerace-Siderno, on the southeast coast of Calabria. The event caused 167 deaths and major damage.
The epicentral area included only one town (Ferruzzano), where many houses collapsed almost completely, and 158 persons, or 8% of its population, were killed. Ferruzano had been hit as well in the 1905 Calabria earthquake.
Almost a month later, on 17 November 1907, the area of Ferruzzano, Brancaleone and Bianco was hit again. On 23 January 1908 the area was hit again by an earthquake. People had to camp in the fields or in nearby subterranean grottos. In Ferruzzano new houses built after the earthquakes of 1905 and 1907 resisted the shocks of the 1908 Messina earthquake.
See also
References
- ^ "Significant Earthquake: 1907-10-23 Italy". National Geophysical Data Center. March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ "1907 10 23, 20:28:19 Calabria meridionale (Italy)". Catalogue of Strong Earthquakes in Italy 461 BC – 1997 and Mediterranean Area 760 BC – 1500. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- Calabria the Home of the Earthquake, The New York Times, November 24, 1907
- ^ Calabria Shaken Again, The New York Times, November 19, 1907
- ^ Earthquake In Calabria, The New York Times, January 24, 1908
- New Houses Resisted Shock, The New York Times, January 4, 1909
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