20 February 1743 earthquake

Sequence of earthquakes lasting 21 months (until the mainshock) with:

  • 23 June 1741 Cephalonia (Argostoli, Assos, Valsamata, Lixouri)

 

  • 25 February 1742 Zakynthos M=6.4

Large damages at Zakynthos, 120 people killed, ref Barbiani & Barbiani, 1864, Albini et al., 1995, Chiotes 1886-87

 

  • 20 February 1743 Lefkada, Corfu M=6.8

Major damages at Francavilla Fontana and Nardo (Italy) and in Lefkada. Serious damages at Brindisi, Taranto, Bari, in the north of Cephalonia, Ioannina. Duration in Zakynthos = 2mn

Ref Perrey, 1848, Mallet, 1848, Aravantinos, 1856, Partsch, 1887, Machaeras, 1951, Montadon, 1953, Triantafyllou, 1959, Tsitseles, 1960

 

  • June 1745 Corfu M=6.5

Destructions in Corfou, strongly felt up to Cephalonia