Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 14, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Wednesday, June 14, 1972 at 18:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ancona (Italy - IT), about 9.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 13.526 and latitude 43.674.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 43.674, 13.526
UTC time 1972-06-14 18:55:56.090
Location Ancona
Country Italy (IT)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-06-14

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