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Historic Earthquake
1968 Italy Earthquake
15 January 1968 · Sicily · Italy
On 15 January 1968 at 02:01 UTC, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Italy (Sicily), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the African Plate, 81 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 216 people and injured 563.
- Date
- 15 January 1968
- Time
- 02:01 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Depth
- 33 km
- Deaths
- 216
- Injuries
- 563
- Estimated Damage
- 320 million US dollars
- Plate
- African Plate
- Country
- Italy
- Nearest Volcano
- Campi Flegrei del Mar di Sicilia (96 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19901990 Carlentini Earthquake · M 5.319 deaths
- 1961Sicily15 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