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The Candlemas earthquake

Tortellà, Garrotxa, Girona

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The Candlemas earthquake

Historical milestone · Tortellà, Garrotxa, Girona

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An earthquake of magnitude close to 6.5 with its epicenter near Camprodon completely destroyed Tortellà and Queralbs and caused more than a thousand deaths across the country; it was the last and most violent of the series that began at Amer in 1427.

2 de febrero de 1428

Photo: Spinguet7-Adrià Vila (Public domain)

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