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 An isoseismal map of the tremor prepared by Camille Flammarion | |
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| UTC time | 1887-02-23 05:30 |
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| Local date | 23 February 1887 |
| Local time | 06:30 |
| Magnitude | 6.8–6.9 Mw |
| Epicenter | 43°52′48″N 8°1′48″E / 43.88000°N 8.03000°E |
| Areas affected | Italy, France |
| Max. intensity | MMI IX (Violent)–MMI X (Extreme) |
| Tsunami | 2 meters in Imperia Another tsunami was generated by a landslide near the French Riviera.[1] |
| Landslides | Yes |
| Casualties | ~600–3,000 fatalities |
The 1887 Liguria earthquake struck off the coast of Imperia, Italy on the early morning of 23 February 1887, with an estimated moment magnitude of 6.8–6.9, killing about 600–3,000 people. It also generated a tsunami that had a run-up height of 2 meters.[2][3] The widespread damage was said to be so severe that the town of Bussana Vecchia was abandoned by the locals that used to live in the area.[4][5]
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- ^ Larroque, Christophe; Scotti, Oona; Ioualalen, Mansour (2012). "Reappraisal of the 1887 Ligurian earthquake (western Mediterranean) from macroseismicity, active tectonics and tsunami modelling". Geophysical Journal International. 190 (1): 87–104. Bibcode:2012GeoJI.190...87L. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2012.05498.x.
- ^ "Earthquake strikes Mediterranean — History.com This Day in History — 2/23/1887". 2013-10-05. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ EST, David Farley On 12/16/19 at 2:50 PM (2019-12-16). "These abandoned Italian hill towns are being resurrected". Newsweek. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
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