M5.1 earthquake central Italy
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck in central Italy on Mon, May 21, 1979, 6:32 PM GMT+1 (17:32 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
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-05-21 17:32:10 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.132° N, 12.862° E
- Region
- Italy
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.22 km WNW of San Ginesio, Italy · 17282 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.72 km NNW of Serravalle di Chienti, Italy · 17280 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.04 km SW of Cagnano Amiterno, Italy · 17269 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.05 km NNW of Nocera Umbra, Italy · 17265 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.83 km N of Nocera Umbra, Italy · 17264 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.55 km NE of Sellano, Italy · 17244 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
Before
- 3.62 km NNE of Nocera Umbra, Italy · 17291 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.3central Italy · 17291 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.2central Italy · 17292 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.84 km NNE of Serravalle di Chienti, Italy · 17293 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.74 km SE of Pieve Santo Stefano, Italy · 17296 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00010sx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.