1907 Calabria earthquake

On 23 October 1907 a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Calabria, at a depth of 33.0 km. in the area of Gerace-Siderno, on the southeast coast of Calabria. The event caused 167 deaths and major damage.^[1]

UTCtime1907-10-23 20:28:19

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Localdate23 October 1907 (1907-10-23)

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1907 Calabria earthquake

UTC time	1907-10-23 20:28:19
ISC event	n/a
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	23 October 1907 (1907-10-23)
Local time	21:28
Magnitude	5.9 Ms[1]
Depth	33 km (21 mi)[1]
Epicenter	38.087°N 15.985°E / 38.087; 15.985[2]
Total damage	Severe
Max. intensity	MMI IX (Violent)[2]
Foreshocks	yes[2]
Casualties	167 dead[1][2]

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The epicentral area included only one town (Ferruzzano), where many houses collapsed almost completely, and 158 persons, or 8% of its population, were killed.^[1] Ferruzano had been hit as well in the 1905 Calabria earthquake.^[3]

Almost a month later, on 17 November 1907, the area of Ferruzzano, Brancaleone and Bianco was hit again.^[4] On 23 January 1908 the area was hit again by an earthquake.^[5] People had to camp in the fields or in nearby subterranean grottos.^[4][5] In Ferruzzano new houses built after the earthquakes of 1905 and 1907 resisted the shocks of the 1908 Messina earthquake.^[6]