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Historic Earthquake
1961 Italy Earthquake
24 March 1961 · Sicily · Italy
On 24 March 1961 at 10:36 UTC, an earthquake struck Italy (Sicily). It occurred on the African Plate, 16 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 15 people.
- Date
- 24 March 1961
- Time
- 10:36 UTC
- Deaths
- 15
- Plate
- African Plate
- Country
- Italy
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Etna (39 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19901990 Carlentini Earthquake · M 5.319 deaths
- 1968Sicily · M 6.0216 deaths
- 1914Catania, Etna · M 4.9120 deaths
- 19081908 Messina Earthquake · M 7.080,000 deaths
- 19071907 Calabria Earthquake · M 5.9158 deaths
- 19051905 Calabria Earthquake · M 7.1557 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth