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Messina Earthquake

Messina Earthquake

Messina Earthquake 1908 The Messina earthquake (magnitude 7.2 on the Richter scale) devastated the city of Messina in Italy. It was the worst European earthquake ever and it created a major tsunami. It happened at 5.20 am on December 28th 1908. It may have killed as many as 200,000 people. These photos were taken by Arturo Tocchetti (1883 - 1968) and have been digitally restored.

Messina, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Illustration ID: 9-window-colour
copyright Russell Kightley Russell Kightley
Illustration size: 8.2 Mpixels (23.4 MB uncompressed) - 3416x2392 pixels (11.4x8 in / 28.9x20.3 cm at 300 ppi)
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