A Glimpse into the Seismicity of the Ionian Islands Between 1658 and 1664 - Historical Seismology: Interdisciplinary Studies of Past and Recent Earthquakes - page 58

Fig. 7 Places mentioned by
the sources as affected by an
earthquake in the year 1661.
Not Felt ( NF ) means that
coeval and local sources do
not mention effects in
Kerkyra
Sunday, (1 S.V.) 11 September 1661, Zakynthos
In his 6 September 1661 (S.V.) dispatch, the Provveditore in Zakynthos Francesco
Ruzini says that “some cracks [opened] in the walls of this fortress, caused by
earthquakes, which began last Sunday [1 September S.V.] in the evening and are
still continuing.” (ASVe, 1661b). The Priore del Lazaretto and the Ammiraglio
dell'Arsenale report in two documents - today missing - the damage suffered
by each of the two public buildings (Table 3). Alvise Civran, Provveditore Gen-
erale , arriving in Zakynthos from Kefallinia, is given full report and he assures
the Senate he will take care of the repairs (ASVe, 1661c). In a Deliberation ad-
dressed to the Provveditore in Zakynthos, the Senate recognises the importance
of such repairs, at the same time stressing that a moderate financial support is
all that can be guaranteed (ASVe, 1661d). Heavy rains increase the damage
to the Fortress (ASVe, 1661e) and in February 1662 (that is before the March
sequence discussed further) Francesco Mocenigo, new Provveditore Generale ,
informs that the Fortress and Lazaretto are still in bad conditions (ASVe, 1662a).
The coeval documents do not mention effects in Kefallinia nor in Kerkyra (ASVe,
1660-1662).