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

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