Earthquake details

Sunday, January 14, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Sunday, January 14, 1968 at 15:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alcamo (Italy - IT), about 18.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 12.957 and latitude 37.810.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	37.810, 12.957
UTC time	1968-01-14 15:48:31.100

Location	Alcamo
Country	Italy (IT)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-01-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Alcamo	18.7 km
Castelvetrano	20.4 km
Sciacca	35.5 km
Mazara del Vallo	36.6 km
Carini	41.0 km
Trapani	43.6 km
Marsala	45.8 km
Palermo	49.4 km
Bagheria	57.2 km
Agrigento	78.0 km
Favara	82.9 km
Canicattì	93.3 km

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