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Historic Earthquake
2012 Italy Earthquake
29 May 2012 · Emilia Romagna, Medolla · Italy
On 29 May 2012 at 07:00 UTC, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Italy (Emilia Romagna, Medolla), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate. It killed at least 17 people and injured 350.
- Date
- 29 May 2012
- Time
- 07:00 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.9
- Depth
- 10 km
- Deaths
- 17
- Injuries
- 350
- Estimated Damage
- 15.8 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Italy
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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