What the records say
- When
- 23 Jul 1930
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Where
- Italy
- Coordinates
- 41.10° N, 15.40° E
- Deaths
- 1430
- Houses destroyed
- 3188
- Intensity mmi
- 10
- Depth km
- 7
1930 Irpinia earthquake
July 1930 earthquake in Southern Italy
The 1930 Irpinia earthquake occurred at 00:08 UTC on 23 July, chiefly in an area known as Irpinia. It had a surface-wave magnitude of 6.6 and a maximum intensity of X . The event caused 1,404 deaths and 4,624–7,000 injuries. The epicenter was near the boundaries between the regions of Basilicata, Apulia, and Campania.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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