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Earthquake Comparison

1693 Italy: Sicily, Calabria, Catania Earthquake (1693) vs 1995 Japan: Sw Honshu: Kobe, Awaji-Shima, Nishinomiya Earthquake (1995)

1693 M6.0
1693 Italy: Sicily, Calabria, Catania Earthquake

ITALY: SICILY, CALABRIA, CATANIA

1995 M6.9
1995 Japan: Sw Honshu: Kobe, Awaji-Shima, Nishinomiya Earthquake

JAPAN: SW HONSHU: KOBE, AWAJI-SHIMA, NISHINOMIYA

Metric 1693 Italy: Sicily… 1995 Japan: Sw Hon…
Magnitude 6.0 6.9
Year 1693 1995
Deaths 60,000 6,434
Injuries None 43,792
Damage (USD) $100,000M

Energy Comparison

The 1995 Japan: Sw Honshu: Kobe, Awaji-Shima, Nishinomiya Earthquake released approximately 0.04466835921509626x more energy than the 1693 Italy: Sicily, Calabria, Catania Earthquake.