1627 Gargano earthquake

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,[4] which "produced severe damage in the whole promontory", killing about 5,000 people.[5] Four aftershocks were documented. The most extensive damage was noted between San Severo and Lesina.

1627 Gargano earthquake
1627 Gargano earthquake is located in Italy
1627 Gargano earthquake
Local dateJuly 30, 1627 (1627-07-30)
Local time10:50 [1]
Magnitude6.7 Mw [2]
Epicenter41.74°N 15.34°E / 41.74; 15.34 [2]
FaultApricena Fault[3]
Total damageSevere [1]
Max. intensityX (Extreme)[1]
TsunamiYes [1]
Casualties5,000 dead

Some sources describe a large 1626 Naples earthquake,[6] but other have argued that these are misreports of the 1627 event.[7]

References
  1. National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1972), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
  2. Rovida, Andrea; Locati, Mario; Camassi, Romano; Lolli, Barbara; Gasperini, Paolo (2016), "Earthquake catalog", in Rovida, A.; Locati, M.; Camassi, R.; Lolli, B.; Gasperini, P. (eds.), CPTI15, the 2015 version of the Parametric Catalogue of Italian Earthquakes (Data Set), Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, doi:10.6092/INGV.IT-CPTI15
  3. 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. Bibcode:2004JSeis...8..259P. doi:10.1023/B:JOSE.0000021393.77543.1e. S2CID 129298576.
  4. De Martini, P. M.; Burrato, P.; Pantosti, D.; Maramai, A.; Graziani, L.; Abramson, H. (2003), "Identification of tsunami deposits and liquefaction features in the Gargano area (Italy): paleoseismological implication", Annals of Geophysics, Istituto Nazionale Geofisica e Vulcanologia, 46 (5): 883, 884, 887–897
  5. "Numerical simulations of the 1627 Gargano Tsunami" (PDF). University of Bologna, accessed via ftp.ingv.it. 1997. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  6. Gates, Alexander E.; Ritchie, David (1 January 2009). Encyclopedia of Earthquakes and Volcanoes. Infobase Publishing. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-8160-7270-5.
  7. Wasowski, J; Del Gaudio, V (December 2000). "Evaluating seismically induced mass movement hazard in Caramanico Terme (Italy)". Engineering Geology. 58 (3–4): 291–311. doi:10.1016/S0013-7952(00)00040-5.


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