Earthquake details

Friday, February 4, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Friday, February 4, 1972 at 02:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ancona (Italy - IT), about 5.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 13.484 and latitude 43.640.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 8.0 km
Coordinates 43.640, 13.484
UTC time 1972-02-04 02:42:17.080
Location Ancona
Country Italy (IT)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-02-04

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