M 6.2 earthquake – 1 km NNW of Vicchio, Italy
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Local time: Jun 29, 1919 · 17:06 (UTC+2)
StrongShallow · 15 km
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- Magnitude
- 6.2moment magnitude (mw)
- Depth
- 15 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 43.949, 11.45424 km from Sesto Fiorentino
- Energy released
- 30 kilotons of TNTabout 2 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 597USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 1915
The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Jan 13, 1915.
How strong was it?
Strong earthquake. It released 30 kilotons of TNT, 63 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
- 6.3 2 km SW of Molazzana, Italy Sep 7, 1920
- 6.3 3 km SE of Sassa, Italy Apr 6, 2009
- 6.3 58 km SSE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy Jul 19, 1963
- 6.2 5 km WNW of Accumoli, Italy Aug 24, 2016
- 6.1 2 km NNW of Visso, Italy Oct 26, 2016
- 6.1 1 km WNW of Lestans, Italy Jun 17, 1976