M6.0 earthquake near San Marco, Campania

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 25 km W of San Marco, Italy on 7 Jul 1915, 16:42 UTC at a depth of 320 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is San Marco, about 26 km away in Campania, Italy.