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In Calabria, a sequence of strong earthquakes begins.
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Calabria
Region of Italy
Calabria is a region in Southern Italy. It is a peninsula bordered by the region Basilicata to the north, the Ionian Sea to the east, the Strait of Messina to the southwest, which separates it from Sicily, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. It has 1,832,147 residents as of 2025…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
1783 Calabrian earthquakes
5 earthquakes in southern Italy
The 1783 Calabrian earthquakes were a sequence of five strong earthquakes that hit the region of Calabria in southern Italy, the first two of which produced significant tsunamis. The epicenters form a clear alignment extending nearly 100 km from the Straits of Messina to about…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
February 5
Day of the year
February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 329 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)