The 28 December 1908 Messina Straits Earthquake (MW 7.1): A Great Earthquake throughout a Century of Seismology

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Research Article| March 01, 2009 The 28 December 1908 Messina Straits Earthquake (MW 7.1): A Great Earthquake throughout a Century of Seismology Nicola Alessandro Pino; Nicola Alessandro Pino Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia Sezione di Napoli, Osservatorio Vesuviano Via Diocleziano 328 80124, Naples, Italy napino@ov.ingv.it (N. A. P.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Alessio Piatanesi; Alessio Piatanesi Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia Sezione di Napoli, Osservatorio Vesuviano Via Diocleziano 328 80124, Naples, Italy napino@ov.ingv.it (N. A. P.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Gianluca Valensise; Gianluca Valensise Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia Sezione di Napoli, Osservatorio Vesuviano Via Diocleziano 328 80124, Naples, Italy napino@ov.ingv.it (N. A. P.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Enzo Boschi Enzo Boschi Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia Sezione di Napoli, Osservatorio Vesuviano Via Diocleziano 328 80124, Naples, Italy napino@ov.ingv.it (N. A. P.) Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Seismological Research Letters (2009) 80 (2): 243–259. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.80.2.243 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Nicola Alessandro Pino, Alessio Piatanesi, Gianluca Valensise, Enzo Boschi; The 28 December 1908 Messina Straits Earthquake (MW 7.1): A Great Earthquake throughout a Century of Seismology. Seismological Research Letters 2009;; 80 (2): 243–259. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.80.2.243 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search Early in the morning on 28 December 1908, just a few days after Christmas, a severe earthquake struck the Messina Straits, a rather narrow sound that separates Calabria, in southern Italy, from Sicily (Figure 1). The shaking was distinctly felt in Albania, Montenegro, and the Greek Ionian islands, about 400 km to the east and northeast of the Straits; in Malta, about 250 km to the south; and as far as Ustica Island, about 220 km to the west. The earthquake was catastrophic in the epicentral area and was immediately followed by fires and a large tsunami. Messina... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.