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Historic Earthquake
1915 Avezzano Earthquake
13 January 1915 · Marsica, Avezzano · Italy
On 13 January 1915 at 06:52 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Italy (Marsica, Avezzano), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 362 km from its boundary with the African Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 29,978 people. It is the 18th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 13 January 1915
- Time
- 06:52 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- XI (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 29,978
- Estimated Damage
- 60 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Italy
- Nearest Volcano
- Colli Albani (70 km)
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth