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M4.5 earthquake near Scarcelli, Calabria

Name: M4.5 earthquake near Scarcelli, Calabria
Start: 2017-08-11T02:38:35.12+00:00
Location: 21 km WSW of Scarcelli, Italy

3355 d ago · 11 Aug 2017, 02:38 UTC 21 km WSW of Scarcelli, Italy

What happened

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 21 km WSW of Scarcelli, Italy on 11 Aug 2017, 02:38 UTC at a depth of 226 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Scarcelli, about 21 km away in Calabria, Italy.

Timeline

First reported by USGS
17 Oct 2026, 08:41 UTC

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