Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 19, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Wednesday, September 19, 1979 at 21:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Foligno (Italy - IT), about 33.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 13.061 and latitude 42.812.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 16.0 km
Coordinates 42.812, 13.061
UTC time 1979-09-19 21:35:37.200
Location Terni
Country Italy (IT)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-09-19

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