M6.1 earthquake near Montevago, Sicily
21459 d ago · 15 Jan 1968, 02:01 UTC 3 km NE of Montevago, Italy
What happened
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Montevago, Italy on 15 Jan 1968, 02:01 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Montevago, about 3 km away in Sicily, Italy.
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