On 23 October 1907 a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Calabria, at a depth of 33.0 km.

in the area of Gerace-Siderno, on the southeast coast of Calabria.

[1] The epicentral area included only one town (Ferruzzano), where many houses collapsed almost completely, and 158 persons, or 8% of its population, were killed.

[3] Almost a month later, on 17 November 1907, the area of Ferruzzano, Brancaleone and Bianco was hit again.

[5] People had to camp in the fields or in nearby subterranean grottos.