Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 16, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Wednesday, October 16, 1940 at 13:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Viterbo (Italy - IT), about 47.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 11.934 and latitude 42.831.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 42.831, 11.934
UTC time 1940-10-16 13:17:39.010
Location Perugia
Country Italy (IT)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1940-10-16

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