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The 1980 Irpinia earthquake ( Italian: Terremoto dell'Irpinia) took place in Italy on 23 November 1980, with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X ( Extreme ). It left at least 2,483 people dead, at least 7,700 injured, and 250,000 homeless .
Irpinia (Modern Latin Hirpinia) is a geographical and cultural region of Southern Italy. It was the inland territory of the ancient Hirpini tribe, and its extent matches approximately today's province of Avellino .
1702 Irpinia–Benevento earthquake Middle of the Calore valley, east of Benevento: 4.9 M L: 400 November 29, 1732 1732 Irpinia earthquake: Grottaminarda: 6.6 M w: Thousands April 9, 1853 1853 Irpinia earthquake Near the Sele in southern Irpinia 5.6 M L: Around 12 June 7, 1910 1910 Irpinia earthquake Calitri: 5.7 M L: 50 July 23, 1930 1930 ...
The second shock in the 1962 Irpinia earthquake (terremoto dell'Irpinia del 1962) sequence was the largest and most destructive in a series of earthquakes in the southern Apennines. It occurred on 21 August at 18:19 CET, [1] measuring M w 6.15 and assigned a maximum intensity of IX ( Violent ). [2]
1694 Irpinia–Basilicata earthquake. / 40.90; 15.43. The 1694 Irpinia–Basilicata earthquake occurred on 8 September. It caused widespread damage in the Basilicata and Apulia regions of what was then the Kingdom of Naples, resulting in more than 6,000 casualties. The earthquake occurred at 11:40 UTC and lasted between 30 and 60 seconds.
1930 Irpinia earthquake. / 41.05; 15.367. The 1930 Irpinia earthquake occurred at 00:08 UTC on 23 July, chiefly in an area known as Irpinia. It had a surface wave magnitude of 6.6 and a maximum intensity of X ( Very destructive). The event caused 1,404 deaths and 4,624–7,000 injuries. The epicenter was near the boundaries between the regions ...
Savignano Irpino is a village and comune in the province of Avellino, in the Campania region of southern Italy . Located in Irpinia historical district, the town is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, and it is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). [3]
Hirpini. The Hirpini ( Latin: Hirpini) were an ancient Samnite tribe of Southern Italy. While generally regarded as having been Samnites, sometimes they are treated as a distinct and independent nation. They inhabited the southern portion of Samnium, in the more extensive sense of that name, roughly the area now known as Irpinia from their name ...