M6.0 earthquake near Santa Flavia, Sicily
8807 d ago · 6 Sept 2002, 01:21 UTC 34 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy
What happened
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 34 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy on 6 Sept 2002, 01:21 UTC at a depth of 5 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 Santa Flavia, about 34 km away in Sicily, Italy.
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