Earthquake details

Monday, October 6, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Monday, October 6, 1997 at 23:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Foligno (Italy - IT), about 14.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 12.835 and latitude 43.045.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 43.045, 12.835
UTC time 1997-10-06 23:24:52.580
Location Foligno
Country Italy (IT)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1997-10-06

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