Earthquake details

Friday, September 8, 1905 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Friday, September 8, 1905 at 01:43 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Messina (Italy - IT), about 53.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 15.784 and latitude 38.636.

Magnitude 7.2
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 38.636, 15.784
UTC time 1905-09-08 01:43:02.410
Location Messina
Country Italy (IT)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1905-09-08

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