Earthquake details

Friday, August 6, 1954 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Friday, August 6, 1954 at 19:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Potenza (Italy - IT), about 17.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 16.008 and latitude 40.619.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 40.619, 16.008
UTC time 1954-08-06 19:21:17.400
Location Potenza
Country Italy (IT)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1954-08-06

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