Back زلزال مسينا (1908) Arabic Messina zəlzələsi (1908) AZ Месинско земетресение (1908) Bulgarian Zemětřesení v Messině 1908 Czech Jordskælvet i Messina 1908 Danish Erdbeben von Messina 1908 German Σεισμός της Μεσσήνης (1908) Greek Tertremo en Italio en 1908 EO Terremoto de Mesina de 1908 Spanish زمینلرزه ۱۹۰۸ مسینا FA
 Ruins of Messina after the earthquake and tsunami. Taken at the northern section of the Palazzata in front of the harbour | |
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| UTC time | 1908-12-28 04:20:27 |
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| ISC event | 16958009 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 28 December 1908 |
| Local time | 5:20:27 |
| Duration | 37 seconds |
| Magnitude | 7.1 Mw[1] |
| Depth | 5–6 mi (8–10 km) |
| Epicenter | 38°09′N 15°41′E / 38.15°N 15.68°E Strait of Messina |
| Fault | Possibly blind normal fault underlying Strait of Messina; or according to findings in 2019, the Messina -Taormina Fault which runs offshore of Sicily the entire length of the Strait[2] |
| Type | Dip-slip |
| Areas affected | Sicily & Calabria, Kingdom of Italy |
| Total damage | Tsunami waves, fires, landslides; Messina and Reggio Calabria almost destroyed |
| Max. intensity | MMI XI (Extreme)[3] |
| Tsunami | Up to 12 m (39 ft) |
| Landslides | Yes |
| Aftershocks | 293 |
| Casualties | 75,000–82,000[3] |
A devastating earthquake occurred on 28 December 1908 in Sicily and Calabria, southern Italy with a moment magnitude of 7.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). The epicentre was in the Strait of Messina which separates Sicily from the Italian mainland. The cities of Messina and Reggio Calabria were almost completely destroyed and between 75,000 and 82,000 people died, making it the deadliest earthquake in the history of Europe.
- ^ Pino, N.A.; Piatanesi, A.; Valensise, G.; Boschi, E. (2009). "The 28 December 1908 Messina Straits Earthquake (Mw 7.1): A Great Earthquake throughout a Century of Seismology" (PDF). Seismological Research Letters. 80 (2): 243–259. Bibcode:2009SeiRL..80..243P. doi:10.1785/gssrl.80.2.243.
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Birkbeckwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey, September 4, 2009