M6.5 earthquake near Moggio Udinese, Friuli Venezia Giulia
18425 d ago · 6 May 1976, 20:00 UTC 3 km SW of Prato, Italy
What happened
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Prato, Italy on 6 May 1976, 20:00 UTC at a depth of 9 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 Moggio Udinese, about 8 km away in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy.
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