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Historic Earthquake
1930 Irpinia Earthquake
23 July 1930 · Irpinia · Italy
On 23 July 1930 at 00:09 UTC, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Italy (Irpinia), at a depth of 7 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 270 km from its boundary with the African Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 1,430 people. 3,188 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 23 July 1930
- Time
- 00:09 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Depth
- 7 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 1,430
- Homes Destroyed
- 3,188
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Italy
- Nearest Volcano
- Vesuvius (87 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