On December 28th, 1908 Messina, a city in the south of Italy on Sicily experienced a 7.1 magnitude earthquake. The city was almost completely destroyed. Between 75,000 and 200,000 lives were lost. The earthquake almost levelled Messina with at least 91% of the structures destroyed or irreparably damaged. It was the most destructive earthquake to…
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The Messina Earthquake
