M 5.5 earthquake – 2 km SSE of Preci, Italy
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Local time: Oct 26, 2016 · 19:10 (UTC+2)
ModerateShallow · 6.0 kmPAGER orange
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- Magnitude
- 5.5moment magnitude (mww)
- Depth
- 6.0 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 42.858, 13.05329 km from Spoleto
- Energy released
- 2.7 kilotons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- 243"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 7.5max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 42M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 1,163USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Aug 24, 2016.
How strong was it?
Moderate earthquake. It released 2.7 kilotons of TNT, 5.6 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
42 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.
- 6.1 2 km NNW of Visso, Italy Oct 26, 2016
- 4.1 2 km ENE of Preci, Italy Oct 26, 2016
- 4.1 3 km ESE of Preci, Italy Oct 26, 2016
- 4.7 4 km WSW of Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Italy Oct 26, 2016
- 3.6 5 km S of Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Italy Oct 26, 2016
- 4.2 5 km SSE of Valle e Castello, Italy Oct 27, 2016
- 4.0 5 km S of Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Italy Oct 27, 2016
- 4.0 3 km NNE of Visso, Italy Oct 27, 2016
- 4.3 4 km SSE of Preci, Italy Oct 27, 2016
- 4.2 5 km N of Norcia, Italy Oct 27, 2016
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Italy.
- 6.9 2 km N of Cairano, Italy Nov 23, 1980
- 6.7 4 km WNW of San Benedetto dei Marsi, Italy Jan 13, 1915
- 6.6 3 km SSW of Bisaccia Nuova, Italy Jul 23, 1930
- 6.6 5 km ESE of Preci, Italy Oct 30, 2016
- 6.3 2 km SW of Molazzana, Italy Sep 7, 1920
- 6.3 3 km SE of Sassa, Italy Apr 6, 2009
- 6.2 1 km NNW of Vicchio, Italy Jun 29, 1919
- 6.2 5 km WNW of Accumoli, Italy Aug 24, 2016