Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 25, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Wednesday, October 25, 1972 at 21:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is La Spezia (Italy - IT), about 29.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 9.803 and latitude 44.370.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	44.370, 9.803
UTC time	1972-10-25 21:56:06.640

Location	La Spezia
Country	Italy (IT)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-10-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

La Spezia	29.8 km
Carrara	40.0 km
Massa	45.9 km
Parma	63.3 km
Viareggio	66.4 km
Genoa	68.4 km
Reggio Emilia	75.2 km
Piacenza	76.5 km
Sassuolo	80.4 km
Lucca	81.1 km
Capannori	85.1 km
Formigine	86.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Prato Italy · 2026-03-26 08:40 UTC	102.1 km
M 4.1 La Spezia Italy · 2026-03-25 07:13 UTC	27.3 km

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