Events That Happened in 1693
11 Jan 1693
On the 11th of January 1693 a huge earthquake destroyed at least 45 cities, affecting an area of 5600 square kilometres and causing the death of more than 60 000 people - about half of the population of the South-East of Sicily. Hardest hit was Catania, where 2/3rds of the population lost their life.
This was one of the biggest earthquakes to hit Italy alongside the 1908 earthquake of Messina.
1693 Events
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Sicily Earthquake of 1693
On the 11th of January 1693 a huge earthquake destroyed at least 45 cities, affecting an area of 5600 square kilometres and causing the death of more than 60 000 people - about half of th...
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