1976 Friuli earthquake

1976 Friuli earthquake
1976 Friuli earthquake is located in Italy
1976 Friuli earthquake
UTC time1976-05-06 20:00:12
ISC event713583
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date6 May 1976 (1976-05-06)
Local time21:00:13[1]
Magnitude6.5 Mw[1]
Depth10 km (6.2 mi)[1]
Epicenter46°22′N 13°19′E / 46.37°N 13.32°E / 46.37; 13.32[1]
TypeDip-slip[2]
Areas affectedItaly
Yugoslavia (Slovenia)
Austria
Max. intensityEMS-98 X (Very destructive)[3]
Foreshocks4.5 mb 6 May at 19:59[4]
Casualties990 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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  3. ^ a b Tertulliani, A.; et al. (2018). "The 6 May 1976 Friuli Earthquake: Re-evaluating and Consolidating Transnational Macroseismic Data" (PDF). Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata. 59 (4): 417–444. doi:10.4430/bgta0234.
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  5. ^ Lessi, Davide (2016-05-06). "Friuli, 40 anni dopo spunta un'altra vittima del sisma" [Friuli earthquake, 40 years later another victim is added to the count]. La Stampa (in Italian). Turin. Retrieved 2020-04-19.