A earthquake magnitude 6.2 (ml/mb) strikes 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Norcia in Italy on Wednesday. The 6.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:36:33 / 3:36 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/08/16 / 2016-08-24 01:36:33 / August 24, 2016 @ 1:36 am. Event id: us10006g7d. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006g7d. Exact location of earthquake, 13.1719° East, 42.714° North, depth 10 km.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Fregene, Foiano della Chiana, Ladispoli (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Italy (c. 60 340 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 106 km (66 miles) from Rome (c. 2 318 900 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Perugia (c. 120 100 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Pescara (c. 116 600 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Terni (c. 97 100 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Ancona (c. 90 000 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Guidonia Montecelio (c. 67 500 pop), 121 km (75 miles) from Velletri (c. 48 400 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Foligno (c. 47 700 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. There are an estimated 135 earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 10 km SE of Norcia, Italy. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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