M6.0 earthquake near Pesaro, The Marches

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Pesaro, Italy on 16 Aug 1916, 07:06 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 Pesaro, about 16 km away in The Marches, Italy.