M6.1 earthquake near Pieve Torina, The Marches

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Visso, Italy on 26 Oct 2016, 19:18 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Pieve Torina, about 10 km away in The Marches, Italy.