M5.0 earthquake near Lavinaio-Monterosso, Sicily
2852 d ago · 26 Dec 2018, 02:19 UTC 1 km SSW of Lavinaio-Monterosso, Italy
What happened
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 1 km SSW of Lavinaio-Monterosso, Italy on 26 Dec 2018, 02:19 UTC at a depth of 1 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 Lavinaio-Monterosso, about 1 km away in Sicily, Italy.
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