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Historic Earthquake
1976 Italy Earthquake
15 September 1976 · Northeastern · Italy
On 15 September 1976 at 03:15 UTC, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Italy (Northeastern), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 11 people.
- Date
- 15 September 1976
- Time
- 03:15 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 11
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Italy
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 19761976 Friuli Earthquake · M 6.5978 deaths
- 19301930 Senigallia Earthquake · M 6.018 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth