Earthquake details

Monday, January 15, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Monday, January 15, 1968 at 02:01 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castelvetrano (Italy - IT), about 19.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 13.012 and latitude 37.721.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	37.721, 13.012
UTC time	1968-01-15 02:01:06.620

Location	Sciacca
Country	Italy (IT)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1968-01-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Castelvetrano	19.9 km
Sciacca	24.7 km
Alcamo	28.9 km
Mazara del Vallo	37.9 km
Carini	48.2 km
Marsala	51.4 km
Trapani	53.3 km
Palermo	53.8 km
Bagheria	59.3 km
Agrigento	67.6 km
Favara	72.9 km
Canicattì	84.1 km

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