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Earthquake — Italy: S

21 août 1962 · Italy

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Quand
21 août 1962
Type
Séisme
Magnitude
6.1
Position
Italy
Coordonnées
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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