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Historic Earthquake
1962 Irpinia Earthquake
21 August 1962 · S · Italy
On 21 August 1962 at 18:19 UTC, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Italy (S), at a depth of 34 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 304 km from its boundary with the African Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 16 people.
- Date
- 21 August 1962
- Time
- 18:19 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.1
- Depth
- 34 km
- Deaths
- 16
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Italy
- Nearest Volcano
- Vesuvius (111 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