1887 Liguria earthquake

Earthquake affecting Italy and France Italy Liguria#Italy 1887 Liguria earthquake yes Thrust Ligurian Fault System 23 February 1887 06:30 6.8–6.9 w yes Italy, France IX–X 2 meters in Imperia Another tsunami was generated by a landslide near the French Riviera.Feb 23, 1887: Earthquake strikes Mediterranean http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquake-strikes-mediterranean 11 September 2021 History https://web.archive.org/web/20131005052639/http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquake-strikes-mediterranean 2013-10-05 ~600–3,000 fatalities Yes Atlas of isoseismal maps of Italian earthquakes CNR - Inventario 110 - carta geografica al terremoto ligure del 23 febbraio 1887.tiff An isoseismal map of the tremor prepared by CNR 43 52 48 N 8 1 48 E The 1887 Liguria earthquake struck off the coast of Imperia, Italy on the early morning of 23 February 1887, with an estimated moment magnitude of 6.8–6.9, killing about 600–3,000 people. It also generated a tsunami that had a run-up height of two meters.Reappraisal of the 1887 Ligurian earthquake (western Mediterranean) from macroseismicity, active tectonics and tsunami modelling 2012 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2012.05498.x Larroque Christophe Scotti Oona Ioualalen Mansour Geophysical Journal International 190 1 87–104 2012GeoJI.190...87L free2013-10-05 Earthquake strikes Mediterranean — History.com This Day in History — 2/23/1887 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquake-strikes-mediterranean 2021-09-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20131005052639/http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquake-strikes-mediterranean 2013-10-05 The widespread damage was said to be so severe that the town of Bussana Vecchia was abandoned by its former inhabitants.EST David Farley On 12/16/19 at 2:50 PM 2019-12-16 These abandoned Italian hill towns are being resurrected https://www.newsweek.com/these-abandoned-italian-hill-towns-are-being-resurrected-1475110 2021-09-10 Newsweek en2018-03-20 Balestrino - An Italian Ghost Town Destroyed by Earthquake https://www.worldabandoned.com/balestrino 2021-09-10 World Abandoned en-US Earthquake The tremor had a magnitude of between 6.3 and 7.5 w yes along with an intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli scale. The most likely source of this earthquake was along a reverse fault, striking N55°E. The simulated fault models best explains the tsunami characteristics observed. Two different fault parameters were presented; a steep, south-dipping fault rupturing in a w 6.8 event, or a shallower, north-dipping fault that ruptures in a w 6.9 event. It was also hypothesized that the tremor was due to the rupture of the 80 km long Northern Ligurian fault system that ran along the coast of the Ligurian Basin. The Italian Peninsula observes frequent seismic activity due to its location near numerous faults between the convergence of the Adriatic Plate and the Eurasian plate. However the area where the epicenter of the tremor was located does not experience much frequent activity due to being far from major faults that can cause these events. Impact thumb|A destroyed church in Bussana Vecchia The tremor caused widespread damage along the coast of Northwest Italy, particularly in the towns of Imperia and Diano Marina and small towns on the southeastern coast of France.Imperia Earthquake, French/Italian Riviera, 1887 2010 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3325-3_35 The Illustrated History of Natural Disasters 157–158 Kozák Jan Dordrecht Springer Netherlands en 10.1007/978-90-481-3325-3_35 978-90-481-3325-3 2021-09-11 Čermák Vladimír subscription About 600–3,000 people were presumed dead. Most notably the town of Bussana Vecchia, Sanremo was completely abandoned and beyond repair for more than six decades. In the 1960s, a group of artists from around the world tried to revive the area and were successful. To this day, a small population of artists and a few families live in the area as well as cafes and paintings for display.e-borghi Bussana Vecchia https://www.e-borghi.com/en/village/Imperia/292/bussana-vecchia 2021-09-11 e-borghi en The dome of the Duomo of San Giovanni Battista, located in Loano, collapsed, due to the earthquake. Limited damage was observed along the French Riviera, but another tsunami generated by a landslide increased the death toll in the town of Menton. The Prince of Wales, who was visiting the town of Cannes at the time, was urged by the Royal Family to return, but faced difficulty evacuating due to the thousands of others fleeing the area by train. Some civilians were reported to be leaving still wearing their pajamas due to the early occurrence of the event. 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