1626 Girifalco earthquake

1626 Girifalco earthquake Italy yes 1626 04 05 12:45 6.0 e y 38.852 16.456 region:XX_type:event inline,title Stalettì-Squillace-Maida fault system Girifalco, Catanzaro, Kingdom of Naples X yes 11–100 The 1626 Girifalco earthquake occurred on April 5 at 12:45. It was the strongest earthquake in a sequence that lasted from March 27 through to October of that year. It had an estimated magnitude of 6.0 e yes and a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme) on the Modified Mercalli scale. It caused widespread destruction in Girifalco and Catanzaro, then part of the Kingdom of Naples. There is no precise estimate for the number of casualties, but it is thought to lie in the range 11–100.http://storing.ingv.it/cfti/cfti5/quake.php?00921IT 1626 04 04, 12:45 Girifalco (CZ) (Italy) Guidoboni E. Ferrari G. CFTI5 Catalogue of Strong Earthquakes in Italy (461 BC – 1997) and Mediterranean Area (760 B.C. – 1500) Mariotti D. Comastri A. Tarabusi G. Sgattoni G. Valensise G The earthquake may have been caused by movement on the NW-SE trending Stalettì-Squillace-Maida fault system.http://www3.ogs.trieste.it/gngts/files/2014/S11/Riassunti/Brutto.pdf The tectonic evolution of the western Catanzaro Trough (Calabria, South Italy), preliminary results Brutto F. Muto F. 2014 28 May 2019 Loreto M.F. Tripodi V. Critelli S. 28 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190528205139/http://www3.ogs.trieste.it/gngts/files/2014/S11/Riassunti/Brutto.pdf dead References Category:Earthquakes in Italy Category:1620s earthquakes Category:1626 disasters