• The 1968 Belice earthquake sequence took place in Sicily between 14 and 15 January. The largest shock measured 5.5 on the moment magnitude scale, with...
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    Gibellina (category Populated places destroyed by earthquakes)
    the mountains of central Sicily, Italy. It was destroyed by the 1968 Belice earthquake. The new city, Gibellina Nuova, was rebuilt some 11 kilometres (7 mi)...
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    known as the Hypsas. The middle section of the Belice valley was hit by the January 1968 Belice earthquake which completely destroyed numerous centres of...
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    The original city of Gibellina was completely destroyed in the 1968 Belice earthquake. Gibellina has since been rebuilt, about 20 km from the city's original...
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    of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures...
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  • of major earthquakes by the dollar value of property (public and private) losses directly attributable to the earthquake. Only earthquakes that have...
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    night of 15 January 1968, a violent and massive earthquake devastated Santa Margherita di Belice and the surrounding town in the Belice river area, forever...
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    located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vita was heavily damaged by the 1968 Belice earthquake, and rebuilt in a new urban zone, close to the old one. The derivation...
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    Calabrian earthquakes, and was completely abandoned by the 1960s. Poggioreale is a town in Sicily that was destroyed by the 1968 Belice earthquake. Pompeii...
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    occupied larger residences. Following severe damage in the 1968 Belice Valley earthquake, a new section of town, Sasi, was built on former farmlands...
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    three earthquakes of medium-high intensity were recorded: 18 May 1828 – magnitude 5.17 (about VI Mercalli scale). 15 January 1968Belice earthquake which...
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    January 1968 Sea Salvor, together with the minesweepers Ashton, Crofton, Stubbington and Walkerton took part in relief efforts following the 1968 Belice earthquake...
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  • This is a list of earthquakes in 1968. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused...
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    February 2012. In an attempt to re-populate the city since the 1968 Belice earthquake that hit Salemi's ancient centre, parts of which date back more...
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    located in the Belice valley. The Economy was mostly based on agriculture and fruit cultivation. Earthquake: The Belice Valley earthquake destroyed the...
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    valley was struck by an earthquake in January 1968; in 2012 the damage had still not been fully repaired. The Valle del Belice breed of domestic sheep...
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    Salaparuta (category Populated places destroyed by earthquakes)
    the Belice river, administratively part of the province of Trapani. In 1968, the original site of the town was near the epicentre of the Belice Valley...
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  • list compiles known earthquakes that have caused one or more fatalities since 1900. The list incorporates high-quality earthquake source (i.e., origin...
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    earthquake in Sicily, known in Italy as Il Terremoto del Belice, killed 380 people and injured around 1,000. Occurring in the valley along the Belice...
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    Canada and Venezuela. On January 15, 1968 the country of Santa Ninfa was hit by the disastrous earthquake of Belice. The quake was of the 9th grade on the...
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    portal(1649) is on the main door.); the roof fell down because of the 1968 Belice earthquake. Church of the saint Guardian Angel or Sheltered People (Chiesa...
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    provided 50 M-113 armoured vehicles and several tankers.p. 540 In the 1968 Belice earthquake, the XII Carabinieri Battalion "Sicilia", headquartered in Palermo...
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  • victims of the 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily and the 1970 Ancash earthquake in Peru. A significant relief operation took place between 1968 and 1970 for...
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    family of Spanish origin, in the small Sicilian town of Santa Margherita di Belice. The palace provided the setting for Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's celebrated...
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    3 kilometres (2 mi) from the south coast of Sicily, between the rivers Belice and Carboj. In 1910, a full third of the population of the town of Menfi...
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    wine "Calatubo". The castle remained in good condition until the 1968 Belice earthquake. The use of the structure as a sheepfold and illegal excavations...
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  • History of the Wars VI.XXI Procopius, History of the Wars VI.XXV Vasiliev 1968, pp. 76, 77. Kaldellis 2017, p. 45. "La strage di vicentini nella grotta...
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    painting of Madonna della Confusione which was stolen after that 1968 Belice earthquake had damaged the small Church. The image was similar to the other...
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    Mayor four years later. He led reconstruction efforts following the 1968 Belice earthquake alongside other mayors of nearby municipalities. In 1979, Montalbano...
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    closed for several years because of the damages suffered during the 1968 Belice earthquake. Until some years ago, every Wednesday evening they celebrated the...
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