Earthquake details

Sunday, May 20, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Italy on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 02:03 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Carpi (Italy - IT), about 30.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 11.230 and latitude 44.890.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 6.3 km
Coordinates 44.890, 11.230
UTC time 2012-05-20 02:03:52.000
Location Bologna
Country Italy (IT)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2012-05-20

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