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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 ...
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 ...
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]
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 ...