Earthquake details

Friday, October 3, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Friday, October 3, 1997 at 08:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Foligno (Italy - IT), about 15.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 12.794 and latitude 43.075.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 43.075, 12.794
UTC time 1997-10-03 08:55:21.580
Location Foligno
Country Italy (IT)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-10-03

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