1626 Naples earthquake

1626 Naples earthquake

Date	July 30, 1626 (1626-07-30)
Epicenter	40°24′N 14°06′E / 40.4°N 14.1°E / 40.4; 14.1Coordinates: 40°24′N 14°06′E / 40.4°N 14.1°E / 40.4; 14.1 ^[1]
Total damage	Severe ^[1]

The 1626 Naples earthquake struck Naples, Italy on July 30. A major earthquake, it killed about 70,000 people in Naples and surrounding villages.^[2]

References

1 2 National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS), Significant Earthquake Database, National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
↑ Gates, Alexander E.; Ritchie, David (1 January 2009). Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes. Infobase Publishing. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-8160-7270-5.

Earthquakes in Italy

Historical	62 Pompeii 1117 Verona 1169 Sicily 1222 Brescia 1343 Naples 1348 Friuli 1570 Ferrara 1626 Naples 1627 Gargano 1639 Amatrice 1693 Sicily 1694 Irpinia–Basilicata 1703 Apennine 1783 Calabrian 1805 Molise 1857 Basilicata 1873 Alpago

20th century	1905 Calabria 1907 Calabria 1908 Messina 1915 Avezzano 1920 Garfagnana 1930 Irpinia 1930 Senigallia 1936 Cansiglio 1968 Belice 1976 Friuli 1980 Irpinia 1997 Umbria and Marche

21st century	2002 Molise 2009 L'Aquila 2012 Northern Italy August 2016 Central Italy October 2016 Central Italy

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