EARTHQUAKE Calabro-Siculo 1908. Messina; Piazza Rome: Ruins of the RR Police Barracks. A team in uniform posing between the desolation of rubble next to a lamppost; one element remained amazingly intact. The terrible earthquake of magnitude 7.2 has counted between 90;000 and 120;000 victims across the affected area. Postcard from a series published by the Red Cross for the earthquake victims subscription; pioneering media system for the collection of funds for the victims of the natural disaster that takes place in the digital age through the commercials that urge the sending of SMS. The earthquake lasted for 37 long seconds; starting at 05:21 on December 28; 1908.