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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Sciacca	22.4 km
Castelvetrano	24.6 km
Alcamo	31.4 km
Mazara del Vallo	42.6 km
Carini	48.3 km
Palermo	52.3 km
Marsala	56.6 km
Bagheria	56.8 km
Trapani	58.1 km
Agrigento	63.0 km
Favara	68.1 km
Canicattì	79.0 km

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