October 2016 Central Italy earthquakes

October 2016 Central Italy earthquakes
Shakemap for the 30 October quake
October 2016 Central Italy earthquakes is located in Italy
October 2016 Central Italy earthquakes
UTC time 
 A: 2016-10-26 17:10:37
 B: 2016-10-26 19:18:08
 C: 2016-10-30 06:40:18
ISC event 
 A: 611830883
 B: 612638074
 C: 609624987
USGS-ANSS 
 A: ComCat
 B: ComCat
 C: ComCat
Local date 
 A: 26 October 2016
 B: 26 October 2016
 C: 30 October 2016
Local time 
 A: 19:10
 B: 21:18
 C: 08:40
Magnitude 
 A: 5.5 Mw
 B: 6.1 Mw
 C: 6.6 Mw
Depth10.0 km (6.2 mi)
Epicenter42°51′18″N 13°05′17″E / 42.855°N 13.088°E / 42.855; 13.088
Areas affectedCentral Italy
Max. intensityMMI XI (Extreme)[1]
Casualties3 deaths[2][3]
Dozens injured[4]
100,000 homeless[5]

A series of major earthquakes struck Central Italy between the Marche and Umbria regions in October 2016. The third quake on 30 October was the largest in Italy in 36 years, since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.[6]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Terremoto, morto per infarto a Tolentino". www.ansa.it. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  3. ^ Terremoto, Bevagna e Norcia, due donne morte di infarto, un'altra dispersa
  4. ^ Il terremoto delle 7,40: una ventina di feriti, 28mila gli sfollati
  5. ^ Terremoto di 6,5 tra Norcia e Preci. Mai così forte dall'80. Nessuna vittima. "Si temono 100mila sfollati"
  6. ^ Dewan, Angela; Blau, Max (30 October 2016). "Italy earthquake: 6.6-magnitude tremor rocks nation's center". CNN. Retrieved 30 October 2016.