UTC time | 1976-05-06 20:00:12 |
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ISC event | 713583 |
USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
Local date | 6 May 1976 |
Local time | 21:00:13[1] |
Magnitude | 6.5 Mw[1] |
Depth | 10 km (6.2 mi)[1] |
Epicenter | 46°22′N 13°19′E / 46.37°N 13.32°E[1] |
Type | Dip-slip[2] |
Areas affected | Italy Yugoslavia (Slovenia) Austria |
Max. intensity | EMS-98 X (Very destructive)[3] |
Foreshocks | 4.5 mb 6 May at 19:59[4] |
Casualties | 990 dead[2] 1,700–3,000 injured[2] |
The 1976 Friuli earthquake, also known in Italy as Terremoto del Friuli (Friulian earthquake), occurred on 6 May 1976, at 21:00:13 (20:00:13 UTC) with a moment magnitude of 6.5 and a maximum EMS intensity of X (very destructive).[3] The shock occurred in the Friuli region in northeast Italy near the town of Gemona del Friuli. 990 people were killed,[5] up to about 3,000 were injured, and more than 157,000 were left homeless.
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