Earthquake details

Saturday, May 26, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Saturday, May 26, 1956 at 18:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Faenza (Italy - IT), about 36.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 11.668 and latitude 44.002.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 44.002, 11.668
UTC time 1956-05-26 18:40:00.410
Location Florence
Country Italy (IT)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1956-05-26

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