M6.1 earthquake 3 km NE of Montevago, Italy
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Montevago, Italy on Mon, Jan 15, 1968, 3:01 AM GMT+1 (02:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1968-01-15 02:01:06 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.721° N, 13.012° E
- Region
- Italy
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Deaths and damage
From NOAA NCEI’s Significant Earthquake Database (record 4425), matched to this event by time and place.
- Deaths
- 216
- Injuries
- 563
- Damage
- $320 million
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 40.6% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.5 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.87 km SW of Camporeale, Italy · 21440 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.84 km ENE of Santa Margherita di Belice, Italy · 21432 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem827285. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.