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M6.6 earthquake near Bisaccia Nuova, Campania

35149 d ago · 23 Jul 1930, 00:08 UTC 3 km SSW of Bisaccia Nuova, Italy

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Bisaccia Nuova, Italy on 23 Jul 1930, 00:08 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Bisaccia Nuova, about 4 km away in Campania, Italy.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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