Earthquake details

Friday, May 27, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Friday, May 27, 1938 at 21:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bari (Italy - IT), about 55.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 17.281 and latitude 41.511.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	41.511, 17.281
UTC time	1938-05-27 21:23:48.660

Location	Bari
Country	Italy (IT)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1938-05-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bari	55.4 km
San Paolo	59.3 km
Monopoli	62.6 km
Modugno	63.1 km
Bitonto	66.5 km
Molfetta	66.7 km
Bisceglie	71.7 km
Trani	77.2 km
Corato	83.0 km
Barletta	86.3 km
Andria	87.8 km
Martina Franca	90.0 km

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