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Historic Earthquake
1990 Carlentini Earthquake
13 December 1990 · Sicily, Carlentini · Italy
On 13 December 1990 at 00:24 UTC, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Italy (Sicily, Carlentini), at a depth of 11 km. It occurred on the African Plate, 7 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 19 people and injured 200.
- Date
- 13 December 1990
- Time
- 00:24 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.3
- Depth
- 11 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 19
- Injuries
- 200
- Estimated Damage
- 500 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami
- Plate
- African Plate
- Country
- Italy
- Nearest Volcano
- Mount Etna (63 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1968Sicily · M 6.0216 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