1222 Brescia earthquake

1222 Brescia earthquake

Date	December 25, 1222 (1222-12-25)
Epicenter	45°33′N 10°13′E / 45.55°N 10.22°E / 45.55; 10.22Coordinates: 45°33′N 10°13′E / 45.55°N 10.22°E / 45.55; 10.22^[1]
Areas affected	City-state of Brescia, city-state of Reggio, various parts of Tuscany and Lombardy
Max. intensity	X (Extreme)^[1]
Casualties	12,000 dead (est.)^[1]

The 1222 Brescia earthquake occurred on Christmas Day in the year 1222.^[2] The chronicler Salimbene de Adam records that it was so powerful that the inhabitants of Brescia left their city en masse and camped outside, so that the falling buildings would not crush them.^[2]

References

1 2 3 National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS), Significant Earthquake Database, National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
1 2 Salimbene de Adam, Chronicle of Salimbene de Adam.

Earthquakes in Italy

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

20th century	1905 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

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