The 1908 Messina earthquake (also known as the 1908 Messina and Reggio earthquake) and tsunami took some 100,000 to 200,000 lives on December 28, 1908, in Sicily and Calabria, southern Italy.
On December 28, 1908 from about 05:20 to 05:21 an earthquake of 7.1 on the moment magnitude scale occurred centered on the of city Messina, in Sicily. Reggio
on the Italian mainland also suffered heavy damage. The ground shook
for some 30 to 40 seconds, and the destruction was felt within a
300-kilometer (186-mile) radius. Moments after the earthquake, a
12-meter (39-foot) tsunami
struck nearby coasts, causing even more devastation; 91% of structures
in Messina were destroyed and some 70,000 residents were killed.
Rescuers searched through the rubble for weeks, and whole families were
still being pulled out alive days later, but thousands remained buried
there. Buildings in the area had not been constructed for earthquake resistance, having heavy roofs and vulnerable foundations.
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