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28 dicembre 1908 terremoto - Stretto di Messina

INGV Archive of Historical Earthquakes

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  1. Natural disasters · 28 December 1908

    Messina Earthquake and Tsunami

    Messina Strait disaster area · Italy

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    Why editors use it here

    Historical earthquake record assembling shaking, tsunami, source, and locality evidence for the Strait of Messina disaster.

    1. Quick read

      Before dawn on 28 December 1908, a major earthquake struck the Strait of Messina between Sicily and Calabria.

      Reviewed 5 August 2026
    2. Trigger and conditions

      The main shock began at about 5:20 a.m.

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    3. Uncertainty

      Published death estimates vary widely because civil records, visitors, later deaths, and displaced residents were counted inconsistently.

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    4. Why it matters

      Messina shows how shaking, building vulnerability, coastal exposure, and broken communications can turn one geological event into overlapping disasters.

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