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Historic Earthquake
1920 Garfagnana Earthquake
7 September 1920 · Carrara, Garfagnana · Italy
On 7 September 1920 at 05:55 UTC, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Italy (Carrara, Garfagnana), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 1,400 people.
- Date
- 7 September 1920
- Time
- 05:55 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.8
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 1,400
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Italy
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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