Earthquake details

Saturday, May 5, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Saturday, May 5, 1990 at 07:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Potenza (Italy - IT), about 15.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 15.766 and latitude 40.775.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 40.775, 15.766
UTC time 1990-05-05 07:21:29.540
Location Potenza
Country Italy (IT)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-05-05

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