1639 Amatrice earthquake explained

1639 Amatrice earthquake
Pre-1900:yes
Magnitude:6.01±0.36 [1]
Intensity: -
Location:[2]
Countries Affected:Italy, Lazio
Casualties:500

The 1639 Amatrice earthquake[3] occurred on 7 October near Amatrice,[4] in the upper valley of the river Tronto, at the time part of the Kingdom of Naples, now Italy.

History

The princes Orsini left the city destroyed by the earthquake,[5] whose shock lasted 15 minutes and caused about 500 deaths (although many bodies remained under the rubble). Damage was estimated between 400,000 and 1 million scudi of the time.[6]

The next 14 October there was a strong aftershock.[7]

Many inhabitants fled to the countryside, where tents were set up, while others found refuge in the church of San Domenico.[3] Among the buildings destroyed or badly damaged, there were: the princes Orsini's palace[8] (that at the time of the earthquake they were out of town), the Palazzo del Reggimento (Regiment's palace), the church of the Holy Crucifix, and other houses.[3] Rosaries and processions were organized by the people to invoke the end of earthquakes.[3] There were also heavy losses of the cattle (the main source of income at the time), which forced the population to migrate to Rome and Ascoli Piceno.[6]

The effects of the earthquake were described in detail in a report published by Carlo Tiberi in 1639, subsequently revised and updated in a second edition of the same year.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1639 10 07 - Amatrice . The SHARE European Earthquake Catalogue (SHEEC) 1000-1899 . 1 May 2020.
  2. Web site: CFTI4Med, Catalogue of Strong Earthquakes in Italy (461 B.C.-1997) and Mediterranean Area (760 B.C.-1500). Guidoboni. Emanuela. Ferrari G.. Mariotti D.. Comastri A.. Tarabusi G.. Valensise G.. amp. 2007. INGV-SGA. July 22, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722035629/http://storing.ingv.it/cfti4med/. July 22, 2011 .
  3. Book: Carlo Tiberi Romano. Nuova, e vera relazione del terribile, e spaventoso terremoto successo nella Città della Matrice, e suo Stato, Con patimento ancora di Accumulo, e Luoghi circonvicini, sotto li [7] del presente mese di ottobre 1639]. 1639. Roma. it.
  4. Web site: Enrico Giustiniani. Il terremoto di Amatrice del 7 ottobre 1639. giustiniani.info. 25 August 2016. it.
  5. News: Antonello Guerrera. La tragedia di Amatrice e Accumoli e quel "terremoto gemello" del 1639. Repubblica. 24 August 2016. it.
  6. Web site: 08 10 1639 earthquake. CFTI – Catalogue of strong earthquakes in Italy. 2016-10-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20161011193555/http://storing.ingv.it/cfti4med/quakes/00963.html. 2016-10-11. dead.
  7. News: Terremoto Centro Italia, Amatrice e Accumoli già distrutte da un sisma simile nel 1639. 24 August 2016. Huffington Post. it.
  8. Guglielmo. Manitta. 2016-08-25. Amatrice, Accumoli, Arquata e Pescara del Tronto e i terremoti del 1639, 1672, 1703, 1730. 26 August 2016.

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