Earthquake details

Saturday, August 4, 1945 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Saturday, August 4, 1945 at 14:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Syracuse (Italy - IT), about 121.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 16.648 and latitude 37.154.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 37.154, 16.648
UTC time 1945-08-04 14:48:26.620
Location Catania
Country Italy (IT)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1945-08-04

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