M 6.1 earthquake – 19 km NNE of Gabicce Mare, Italy
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Local time: May 17, 1916 · 13:50 (UTC+1)
StrongShallow · 15 km
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- Magnitude
- 6.1moment magnitude (mw)
- Depth
- 15 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 44.128, 12.83120 km from Riccione
- Energy released
- 21 kilotons of TNTabout 1.4 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 563USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Jan 13, 1915.
How strong was it?
Strong earthquake. It released 21 kilotons of TNT, 45 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Italy.
- 6.7 4 km WNW of San Benedetto dei Marsi, Italy Jan 13, 1915
- 6.6 5 km ESE of Preci, Italy Oct 30, 2016
- 6.5 3 km SW of Prato, Italy May 6, 1976
- 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
- 6.1 2 km NNW of Visso, Italy Oct 26, 2016