Earthquake details

Sunday, March 16, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Sunday, March 16, 1941 at 18:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Trapani (Italy - IT), about 40.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 12.512 and latitude 38.377.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	38.377, 12.512
UTC time	1941-03-16 18:48:20.250

Location	Trapani
Country	Italy (IT)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1941-03-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Trapani	40.1 km
Alcamo	59.5 km
Carini	64.6 km
Marsala	64.7 km
Palermo	79.9 km
Mazara del Vallo	80.6 km
Castelvetrano	81.3 km
Bagheria	93.6 km
Sciacca	109.1 km
Agrigento	151.2 km
Favara	155.3 km
Canicattì	163.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Marsala Italy · 2026-02-14 22:48 UTC	59.5 km
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