August 2016 Central Italy earthquake

August 2016 Central Italy earthquake
USGS ShakeMap of the earthquake
August 2016 Central Italy earthquake is located in Italy
August 2016 Central Italy earthquake
UTC time2016-08-24 01:36:32
ISC event611462212
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date24 August 2016 (2016-08-24)
Local time03:36 CEST
Magnitude6.2 Mw[2][3]
Depth4.4 km (2.7 mi)[2][1]
Epicenter42°42′22″N 13°13′23″E / 42.706°N 13.223°E / 42.706; 13.223[1]
TypeDip-slip (normal)[2]
Areas affectedCentral Italy
Max. intensityMMI XI (Extreme)[4]
Casualties299 deaths[5]
388 injured[6]
4,500 homeless[7]

An earthquake, measuring 6.2 ± 0.016[3] on the moment magnitude scale, hit Central Italy on 24 August 2016 at 03:36:32 CEST (01:36 UTC). Its epicentre was close to Accumoli, with its hypocentre at a depth of 4 ± 1 km,[1] approximately 75 km (47 mi) southeast of Perugia and 45 km (28 mi) north of L'Aquila, in an area near the borders of the Umbria, Lazio, Abruzzo and Marche regions. As of 15 November 2016, 299 people had been killed.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "Relazione di dettaglio: Rieti Mw 6.0 del 2016-08-24 01:36:32 UTC" (PDF). INGV (in Italian). 24 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference usgs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Origin". USGS Technical. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  4. ^ Paolo Galli; Sergio Castenetto; Edoardo Peronace (2017). "The Macroseismic Intensity Distribution of the 30 October 2016 Earthquake in Central Italy (Mw 6.6): Seismotectonic Implications". Tectonics. 36 (10): 2179–2191. Bibcode:2017Tecto..36.2179G. doi:10.1002/2017TC004583. S2CID 134166952.
  5. ^ a b "Terremoto nell'Italia centrale. È morta una donna ricoverata: le vittime sono 299" (in Italian). Rai News24. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  6. ^ Santalucia, Paolo (26 August 2016). "Italy Earthquake: Death toll reaches 278 while road damage could see town 'isolated'". The Independent. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  7. ^ Terremoto, Curcio: 4500 nelle tende, ma presto via da lì. Per le casette 7 mesi