1627 Gargano earthquake

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1627 Gargano earthquake
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Local dateJuly 30, 1627 (1627-07-30)
Local time10:50 [1]
Magnitude6.7 Mw [2]
Epicenter 41°44′N15°20′E / 41.74°N 15.34°E / 41.74; 15.34 [2]
FaultApricena Fault [3]
Total damageSevere [1]
Max. intensity MMI X (Extreme) [1]
TsunamiYes [1]
Casualties5,000 dead

The 1627 Gargano earthquake struck Gargano and part of Tavoliere, southern Italy, at about mid-day on 30 July 1627. A "very large earthquake" caused a major tsunami, the largest seismic event ever recorded in the Gargano region, [4] which "produced severe damage in the whole promontory", killing about 5,000 people. [5] Four aftershocks were documented. The most extensive damage was noted between San Severo and Lesina.

Some sources describe a large 1626 Naples earthquake, [6] but other have argued that these are misreports of the 1627 event. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
  2. 1 2 Rovida, Andrea; Locati, Mario; Camassi, Romano; Lolli, Barbara; Gasperini, Paolo (2016), "Earthquake catalog", in Rovida, A.; Locati, M.; Camassi, R.; Lolli, B.; Gasperini, P. (eds.), CPTI15, the 2015 version of the Parametric Catalogue of Italian Earthquakes (Data Set), National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, doi:10.6092/INGV.IT-CPTI15
  3. ↑ Patacca, E.; Scandone, P. (2004). "The 1627 Gargano earthquake (Southern Italy): Identification and characterization of the causative fault". Journal of Seismology. 8 (2): 259–273. Bibcode:2004JSeis...8..259P. doi:10.1023/B:JOSE.0000021393.77543.1e. S2CID   129298576.
  4. ↑ De Martini, P. M.; Burrato, P.; Pantosti, D.; Maramai, A.; Graziani, L.; Abramson, H. (2003), "Identification of tsunami deposits and liquefaction features in the Gargano area (Italy): paleoseismological implication", Annals of Geophysics, 46 (5), National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology: 883, 884, 887–897
  5. ↑ "Numerical simulations of the 1627 Gargano Tsunami" (PDF). University of Bologna, accessed via ftp.ingv.it. 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-06-30. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  6. ↑ Gates, Alexander E.; Ritchie, David (2009). Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes. Infobase Publishing. p. 292. ISBN   978-0-8160-7270-5.
  7. ↑ Wasowski, J; Del Gaudio, V (December 2000). "Evaluating seismically induced mass movement hazard in Caramanico Terme (Italy)". Engineering Geology. 58 (3–4): 291–311. Bibcode:2000EngGe..58..291W. doi:10.1016/S0013-7952(00)00040-5.
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