When was it published?

December 5, 1751 in The Virginia Gazette

Foreign News December 5, 1751

The Virginia Gazette

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Earthquake, Gualdo Destruction, Ecclesiastical State, Umbria Noises, Natural Disaster

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

Reports from Rome detail severe damage from a recent earthquake in the Ecclesiastical State, destroying two-thirds of Gualdo including key buildings and causing many deaths. Fears of another quake arise from ominous noises in Umbria's mountains.

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Rome, Aug. 8. We daily receive fresh and most dismal Accounts of the Damage occasioned by the late Earthquake in the Ecclesiastical State: Two Thirds of the City of Gualdo are destroyed, including the Prioral Palace, the Secretary's Office, the Chamber of Archives, four Convents and the publick Schools; and a great Number of Persons have perished. —We are under dreadful Apprehensions of the same Kind: In the Mountains of Umbria a prodigious Noise is heard, accompanied sometimes with Claps like those occasioned by the Discharge of Cannon.

What sub-type of article is it?

Disaster

What keywords are associated?

Earthquake Gualdo Destruction Ecclesiastical State Umbria Noises Natural Disaster

Where did it happen?

Ecclesiastical State

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Primary Location

Ecclesiastical State

Event Date

Late Earthquake, Reported Aug. 8

Outcome

two thirds of the city of gualdo are destroyed, including the prioral palace, the secretary's office, the chamber of archives, four convents and the publick schools; and a great number of persons have perished.

Event Details

Fresh accounts detail damage from the late Earthquake in the Ecclesiastical State, with two-thirds of Gualdo destroyed and many deaths. In Rome, there are apprehensions of similar events due to prodigious noises and claps in the Mountains of Umbria.