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Historic Earthquake
1981 Italy Earthquake
14 February 1981 · S · Italy
On 14 February 1981 at 17:27 UTC, a magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Italy (S), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 254 km from its boundary with the African Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 12 people.
- Date
- 14 February 1981
- Time
- 17:27 UTC
- Magnitude
- 4.6
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 12
- Estimated Damage
- 1 million US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Italy
- Nearest Volcano
- Vesuvius (29 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