1783 Calabria Earthquakes
- When
- 1783
- Where
- Calabria, Kingdom of Naples; Calabria earthquake sequence
- Episodes
- 2
In 1783 five strong earthquakes struck Calabria, then part of the Kingdom of Naples. The supplied passages confirm the number and location of the shocks but do not give their individual dates or a death toll, so the legacy row's February 5–7 and March 1 and 28 dates and its 50,000 casualty figure remain unverified.
Episodes
- Five strong earthquakes strike Calabria
Five strong earthquakes hit Calabria, a region of the Kingdom of Naples, during 1783.
- Re-evaluation of intensity data for one shock
A re-evaluation of intensity data for one untied earthquake suggests NE–SW faulting similar to the other sequence shocks.
Background and detail
Background. Calabria, a region of the Kingdom of Naples, was struck by five strong earthquakes in 1783. The supplied source material identifies the region and the count of shocks but provides no narrative of the destruction, affected towns, or political response.
Seismological Context. One earthquake in the sequence has not been tied to a particular fault. A recent re-evaluation of its intensity data shows isoseismal areas elongated NE–SW, suggesting faulting of a similar trend to that observed for the other earthquakes in the sequence.
Aftermath and Study. A 2006 revision of the 1783–1784 Calabrian tsunamis by Graziani, Maramai, and Tinti was published in Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, volume 6, pages 1053–1060. The supplied source records this bibliographic reference but does not itself describe any tsunami events or their connection to the earthquakes.
Sources
- 1783 Calabrian earthquakes Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-11
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