A Glimpse into the Seismicity of the Ionian Islands Between 1658 and 1664 - Historical Seismology: Interdisciplinary Studies of Past and Recent Earthquakes - page 55

Ta b l e 2 21 and 25 May 1660, Kefallinia

Date and place of the
document

1660 24 May Kefallinia 1660 25 May Zakynthos 1660 25 May Kefallinia 1660 29 May Kefallinia

type of document
and author

Dispatch, Francesco Valier,
Provveditore in
Kefallinia

Dispatch n. 27, Alvise
Civran, Provv. Gen. Isole
Levante

Dispatch, Francesco Valier,
Provveditore in
Kefallinia

Dispatch, Francesco
Valier, Provveditore
in Kefallinia

It contains the information
by F. Valier in his 21
May, missing dispatch.

general information
on the earthquake

It occurred on 21 May,
around midnight.

It occurred on 25 May,
around 1 a.m.

Shocks are continuing.

It lasted one Ave Maria. It lasted one Credo, and was

followed by another that
lasted one Ave Maria.

Affected places

Many houses were heavily
damaged, and every
building suffered by the
violent shock.

Many houses fell down and
many people were
injured.

Destruction and ruins in the
town.

People are still leaving
outside.

Argostolion If not warned by the first

shock, many more people
would have died.

The Provveditore fears
that some illness will
rise and spread.

The Provveditore himself
was nearly hurt by a
collapsing wall.

A supply of “Pan biscotto”
is sent to Kefallinia,
because all wind-mills
and bakeries are out of
order.

Tax collection will have
to be postponed.