Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 15, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Tuesday, October 15, 1996 at 09:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Carpi (Italy - IT), about 7.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 10.780 and latitude 44.792.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 44.792, 10.780
UTC time 1996-10-15 09:55:59.630
Location Modena
Country Italy (IT)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-10-15

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