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

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