What the records say
- When
- 21 Aug 1962
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1
- Where
- Italy
- Coordinates
- 41.40° N, 15.50° E
- Deaths
- 16
- Depth km
- 34
1962 Irpinia earthquake
1962 earthquake in southern Italy
The second shock in the 1962 Irpinia earthquake sequence was the largest and most destructive in a series of earthquakes in the southern Apennines. It occurred on 21 August at 18:19 CET, measuring Mw 6.15 and assigned a maximum intensity of IX (Violent). It was preceded by an Mw 5.68 foreshock, and followed by a 5.34 aftershock. The earthquakes resulted in nearly 20 fatalities and significant property losses.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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