Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 19, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Wednesday, August 19, 1970 at 12:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Piombino (Italy - IT), about 35.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 10.857 and latitude 43.128.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	43.128, 10.857
UTC time	1970-08-19 12:19:54.030

Location	Grosseto
Country	Italy (IT)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-08-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Piombino	35.1 km
Siena	43.9 km
Grosseto	45.5 km
Livorno	63.2 km
Cascina	65.7 km
Empoli	66.1 km
Pisa	74.3 km
Scandicci	74.7 km
Florence	79.0 km
Campi Bisenzio	80.6 km
Capannori	82.7 km
Sesto Fiorentino	83.1 km

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