Earthquake details

Sunday, August 22, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Sunday, August 22, 1948 at 23:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Manfredonia (Italy - IT), about 15.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 15.735 and latitude 41.636.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 41.636, 15.735
UTC time 1948-08-22 23:16:28.740
Location Foggia
Country Italy (IT)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1948-08-22

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