Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at 17:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is L’Aquila (Italy - IT), about 9.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 13.464 and latitude 42.275.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 15.1 km
Coordinates 42.275, 13.464
UTC time 2009-04-07 17:47:37.000
Location L’Aquila
Country Italy (IT)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-04-07

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