M5.2 earthquake near Amatrice, Lazio

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 3 km N of Montereale, Italy on 18 Jan 2017, 13:33 UTC at a depth of 7 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Amatrice, about 9 km away in Lazio, Italy.