M4.2 earthquake near Amatrice, Lazio
3375 d ago · 22 Jul 2017, 02:13 UTC 2 km NE of Amatrice, Italy
What happened
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Amatrice, Italy on 22 Jul 2017, 02:13 UTC at a depth of 7 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Amatrice, about 3 km away in Lazio, Italy.
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