M 6.1 earthquake – 3 km NE of Montevago, Italy
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Local time: Jan 15, 1968 · 03:01 (UTC+1)
StrongShallow · 10 km
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- Magnitude
- 6.1moment magnitude (mw)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 37.721, 13.01220 km from Castelvetrano
- Energy released
- 21 kilotons of TNTabout 1.4 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 7.4max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 2M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 569USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 1910
The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Aug 1, 1910.
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.
Aftershocks
2 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Italy.
- 7.2 5 km W of San Nicolò, Italy Sep 8, 1905
- 7.1 The 1908 Messina, Italy Earthquake and Tsunami Dec 28, 1908
- 6.5 72 km WSW of Cittadella del Capo, Italy Aug 1, 1910
- 6.2 23 km WSW of San Lucido, Italy Jun 1, 2026
- 6.0 34 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy Sep 6, 2002
- 5.9 40 km NW of San Vito Lo Capo, Italy Mar 16, 1941
- 5.9 5 km NW of Africo Vecchio, Italy Oct 23, 1907
- 5.8 6 km NNW of Tropea, Italy Mar 7, 1928
In the week before
Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.