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August 2016 Central Italy Earthquake
24 August 2016 · Accumoli, Arquata · Italy
On 24 August 2016 at 01:36 UTC, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Italy (Accumoli, Arquata), at a depth of 4 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 430 km from its boundary with the African Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 299 people and injured 368.
- Date
- 24 August 2016
- Time
- 01:36 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.2
- Depth
- 4 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 299
- Injuries
- 368
- Estimated Damage
- 5.0 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Italy
- Nearest Volcano
- Colli Albani (114 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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- 19151915 Avezzano Earthquake · M 7.529,978 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth