Messina earthquake in 1783

The bell tower of Messina Cathedral after the 1783 earthquake

The earthquake in Messina occurred on February 5, 1783. The first series of earthquakes occurred between February 2 and 9, 1783, followed by further aftershocks up to March 28, 1783. In addition to Messina , there were a number of other towns in Sicily and Calabria suffered severe destruction. The cause was tectonic processes in the Messina fault .

See also

• List of disasters
• Messina earthquake in 1908

literature

• Gerhard Lauer , Thorsten Unger (ed.): The Lisbon earthquake and the disaster discourse in the 18th century (= The 18th century. Supplementa. Vol. 15). Wallstein, Göttingen 2008, ISBN 978-3-8353-0267-9 .

Web links

Commons : 1783 Calabria and Messina earthquake  - Collection of images, videos and audio files