Earthquake details

Thursday, January 25, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Thursday, January 25, 1968 at 09:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sciacca (Italy - IT), about 22.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 13.069 and latitude 37.708.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 37.708, 13.069
UTC time 1968-01-25 09:56:48.870
Location Sciacca
Country Italy (IT)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-01-25

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