Earthquake details

Sunday, March 16, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Sunday, March 16, 1941 at 16:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Trapani (Italy - IT), about 46.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 12.385 and latitude 38.416.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	38.416, 12.385
UTC time	1941-03-16 16:35:13.650

Location	Trapani
Country	Italy (IT)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1941-03-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Trapani	46.3 km
Marsala	68.8 km
Alcamo	70.4 km
Carini	76.5 km
Mazara del Vallo	86.6 km
Castelvetrano	89.3 km
Palermo	91.8 km
Bagheria	105.5 km
Sciacca	118.3 km
Agrigento	161.6 km
Favara	166.0 km
Canicattì	174.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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