1627 Gargano earthquake explained

1627 Gargano earthquake
Pre-1900:	yes
Local-Time:	10:50
Magnitude:	6.7
Location:	41.74°N 15.34°W
Damages:	Severe
Tsunami:	Yes
Fault:	Apricena Fault^[1]
Casualties:	5,000 dead

The 1627 Gargano earthquake struck Gargano and part of Tavoliere, southern Italy, at about mid-day on 30 July 1627. A "very large earthquake" caused a major tsunami, the largest seismic event ever recorded in the Gargano region, which "produced severe damage in the whole promontory", killing about 5,000 people.^[2] Four aftershocks were documented. The most extensive damage was noted between San Severo and Lesina.

Some sources describe a large 1626 Naples earthquake,^[3] but other have argued that these are misreports of the 1627 event.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Patacca . E. . Scandone . P. . 2004 . The 1627 Gargano earthquake (Southern Italy): Identification and characterization of the causative fault . Journal of Seismology . 8 . 2 . 259–273 . 10.1023/B:JOSE.0000021393.77543.1e. 2004JSeis...8..259P . 129298576 .
2. Web site: [ftp://ftp.ingv.it/pub/alessio.piatanesi/PAPERS/1997_Perspectives_Tsu_Haz_Red_Hebenstrait.pdf Numerical simulations of the 1627 Gargano Tsunami]. University of Bologna, accessed via ftp.ingv.it. 19 May 2015. 1997.
3. Book: Gates. Alexander E.. Ritchie. David. Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes. 2009. Infobase Publishing. 978-0-8160-7270-5. 292.
4. Wasowski . J . Del Gaudio . V . Evaluating seismically induced mass movement hazard in Caramanico Terme (Italy) . Engineering Geology . December 2000 . 58 . 3–4 . 291–311 . 10.1016/S0013-7952(00)00040-5. 2000EngGe..58..291W .