Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 27, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Wednesday, December 27, 1978 at 17:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Fondi (Italy - IT), about 30.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 13.582 and latitude 41.108.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 390.0 km
Coordinates 41.108, 13.582
UTC time 1978-12-27 17:46:10.400
Location Fondi
Country Italy (IT)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-12-27

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