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Historic Earthquake
1997 Umbria and Marche Earthquake
26 September 1997 · Central, Marche · Italy
On 26 September 1997 at 09:40 UTC, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Italy (Central, Marche), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 461 km from its boundary with the African Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 14 people and injured 100. 80,000 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 26 September 1997
- Time
- 09:40 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 14
- Injuries
- 100
- Homes Destroyed
- 80,000
- Estimated Damage
- 4.5 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Italy
- Nearest Volcano
- Colli Albani (148 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