1703 Apennine earthquakes

1703 Apennine earthquakes
1703 Apennine earthquakes is located in Italy Center
14 January
14 January
16 January
16 January
2 February
2 February
1703 Apennine earthquakes is located in Italy
14 January
14 January
16 January
16 January
2 February
2 February
Local date14 January 1703 (1703-01-14)
Magnitude6.7–6.2–6.7 ML
Epicenter42°42′N 13°04′E / 42.7°N 13.07°E / 42.7; 13.07
(first event)
Areas affectedItaly
Casualties10,000 deaths

The 1703 Apennine earthquakes were a sequence of three earthquakes of magnitude ≥6 that occurred in the central Apennines of Italy, over a period of 19 days. The epicenters were near Norcia (14 January), Montereale (16 January) and L'Aquila (2 February), showing a southwards progression over about 36 kilometres (22 mi). These events involved all of the known active faults between Norcia and L'Aquila.[1] A total of about 10,000 people are estimated to have died as a result of these earthquakes,[2] although because of the overlap in areas affected by the three events, casualty numbers remain highly uncertain.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Galli was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Seismically Induced Ground Ruptures and Large Scale Mass Movements: Field Excursion and Meeting 21–27 september 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2009.