1732 Irpinia earthquake

Earthquake in Southern Italy other earthquakes that have occurred in Irpinia List of earthquakes in Irpinia October 2024 1732 Irpinia earthquake yes Italy 1732 11 29 y 08:40 UTC+1 6.6 Mw 41 04 48.0 N 15 09 00.0 E inline, title Southern Italy X 1,940 deaths The 1732 Irpinia earthquake was a seismic event with a magnitude of 6.6http://www.protezionecivile.gov.it/resources/cms/documents/avellino.pdf Avellino: nel cuore dell'Irpinia sismica Protezione Civile Italian Avellino: in the heart of the seismic Irpinia https://web.archive.org/web/20171020032815/http://www.protezionecivile.gov.it/resources/cms/documents/avellino.pdf 20 October 2017 live 4 January 2018 that affected Irpinia and part of Sannio. It occurred on 29 November 1732 at 8:40a.m. local time (UTC+1). The epicenter was located in the Campanian Apennines, in the area of the Ufita Valley, which is part of the modern-day Province of Avellino.http://www.6aprile.it/featured/2016/11/29/accadde-oggi-29-novembre-1732-terremoto-in-irpinia.html Accadde Oggi: 29 Novembre 1732, terremoto in Irpinia 29 November 2016 6aprile.it 4 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20170921150209/http://www.6aprile.it/featured/2016/11/29/accadde-oggi-29-novembre-1732-terremoto-in-irpinia.html 21 September 2017 live Italian Happened today: 29 November 1732, earthquake in Irpinia Around twenty populated areas were destroyed entirely or in part and tens of others were significantly damaged. The number of deaths was estimated to be 1,940. Damage from the earthquake was classified as "severe" (indicating damage between $5 and US$24 million), and the number of homes destroyed as classified as "many" (indicating between 101 and 1,000 homes). The earthquake had a rating on the modified Mercalli intensity scale of X (extreme).https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/1259 Significant Earthquake Information National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information 1972 10.7289/V5TD9V7K Among the most devastated communities were Mirabella Eclano (which was razed to the ground), Carife, Grottaminarda, and Ariano Irpino. Damage was serious in the provincial capital of Avellino, while in Benevento, there were mainly partial collapses of buildings.https://emidius.mi.ingv.it/GNDT2/Pubblicazioni/Lsu_96/vol_2/cam_n.PDF Regione Campania – Note storiche 111–116 Italian Region Campania – Historical Notes https://web.archive.org/web/20170921145120/https://emidius.mi.ingv.it/GNDT2/Pubblicazioni/Lsu_96/vol_2/cam_n.PDF 21 September 2017 live 4 January 2018 See also List of historical earthquakes List of earthquakes in Italy References Category:1730s earthquakes Category:1732 disasters Category:1732 in Italy Category:Earthquakes in Italy Category:History of Campania