A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Norcia in Italy. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/11/16 / 2016-11-14 01:33:44 / November 14, 2016 @ 1:33 am. The temblor was picked up at 02:33:44 / 2:33 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 13.0718° East, 42.8255° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100077it. Id of event: us100077it. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Italy (c. 60 340 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Falconara Marittima, Silvi, Montefiascone. Event epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from Perugia (c. 120 100 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Terni (c. 97 100 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Foligno (c. 47 700 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Viterbo (c. 47 100 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from San Benedetto del Tronto (c. 45 900 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Ascoli Piceno (c. 41 700 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days twenty-seven and in the last 365 days fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 4 km NNW of Norcia, Italy. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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