1908 ⟶ Messina Earthquake Devastates Southern Italy

December 28: The 1908 Messina earthquake in southern Italy, ...
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💥 Campanian Earthquake Damages Pompeii and Other Cities

A great earthquake damages cities in Campania, including Pompeii (February 5).⟶
Campanian Earthquake Damages Pompeii and Other Cities (62)
Ancient romeRoman EmpireEarthquakePompeiiNatural DisasterCampaniaDisaster
ItalyItaly

💥 Friuli Earthquake and Fears of Apocalypse

The 6.9-magnitude 1348 Friuli earthquake centered in Northern Italy was felt across Europe. Contemporaries linked the quake with the Black Death and Great Famine, fueling fears that the Biblical Apocalypse had arrived.⟶
Friuli Earthquake and Fears of Apocalypse (1348)
EarthquakeNatural DisasterReligious BeliefsMiddle Ages
ItalyItaly

🌋 Mount Vesuvius Erupts, Devastating Naples

Mount Vesuvius erupts.⟶
Mount Vesuvius Erupts, Devastating Naples (1631)
VolcanoNatural DisasterNaplesEruptionCatastrophe
ItalyItaly

💥 Messina Earthquake Devastates Southern Italy

December 28: The 1908 Messina earthquake in southern Italy, magnitude 7.1, kills 70,000 people.⟶
Messina Earthquake Devastates Southern Italy (1908)
EarthquakeNatural DisasterDisaster ReliefSeismologyCasualties
ItalyItaly

🧲 Wenchuan Earthquake Claims Tens of Thousands of Lives

May 12: Magnitude 8.0 earthquake occurs in Wenchuan, China, causing almost 90,000 people to die or go missing.⟶
Wenchuan Earthquake Claims Tens of Thousands of Lives (2008)
EarthquakeNatural DisasterDisaster ReliefSeismologyCasualties
ChinaChina

💥 Albania Earthquake Claims 51 Lives

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Albania, kills 51 people.⟶
Albania Earthquake Claims 51 Lives (2019)
EarthquakeNatural DisasterAlbaniaDisaster ReliefSeismologyCasualties
AlbaniaAlbania