M 6.6 earthquake – 5 km ESE of Preci, Italy
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Local time: Oct 30, 2016 · 07:40 (UTC+1)
StrongShallow · 8.0 kmPAGER red
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- Magnitude
- 6.6moment magnitude (mww)
- Depth
- 8.0 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 42.862, 13.09632 km from Spoleto
- Energy released
- 120 kilotons of TNTabout 8 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- 924"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 7.9max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 30M2.5+ within 43 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 2,841USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 1980
The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Nov 23, 1980.
How strong was it?
Strong earthquake. It released 120 kilotons of TNT, 251 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
30 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 43 km in the 60 days after.
- 3.7 4 km WNW of Accumoli, Italy Oct 30, 2016
- 4.0 3 km NE of Cittareale, Italy Oct 30, 2016
- 4.2 7 km NW of Accumoli, Italy Oct 30, 2016
- 4.0 5 km NW of Norcia, Italy Oct 30, 2016
- 4.3 2 km ESE of Visso, Italy Oct 30, 2016
- 4.5 3 km WSW of Accumoli, Italy Oct 30, 2016
- 4.3 8 km W of Accumoli, Italy Oct 30, 2016
- 4.3 6 km WNW of Accumoli, Italy Oct 30, 2016
- 4.1 5 km SW of Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Italy Oct 30, 2016
- 4.6 6 km NNE of Poggiodomo, Italy Oct 30, 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
- 6.3 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
- 6.2 3 km SW of Montecalvo Irpino, Italy Aug 21, 1962
In the week before
Earthquakes within 43 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.
- 5.5 2 km SSE of Preci, Italy Oct 26, 2016
- 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
- 4.4 2 km NNW of Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Italy Oct 28, 2016
- 4.2 2 km N of Norcia, Italy Oct 29, 2016