Earthquake details

Friday, March 5, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Friday, March 5, 1976 at 12:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Riccione (Italy - IT), about 44.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 12.390 and latitude 43.653.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	43.653, 12.390
UTC time	1976-03-05 12:47:06.600

Location	Rimini
Country	Italy (IT)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-03-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Riccione	44.1 km
Arezzo	46.2 km
Rimini	47.2 km
Pesaro	51.0 km
Fano	54.5 km
Cesena	55.4 km
Perugia	60.2 km
Senigallia	66.3 km
Forlì	69.2 km
Iesi	70.4 km
Foligno	81.7 km
Faenza	81.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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