September 15, 1949 Earthquake: Central, Italy

Date

September 15, 1949

Time

03:45:00 UTC

Place

Central, Italy

Intensity

12 on the Modified Mercalli scale

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

42.500° N, 12.700° E

Country

Italy

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

• January 14, 1703, Central Apennino, Norcia, L'Aquila, Perugia, Italy40,000 deaths · 45 km
• January 13, 1915, Marsica, Avezzano, Abruzzi, ItalyM7.5 · 29,978 deaths · $60 million · 86 km
• February 2, 1703, L'Aquila (Aquila), ItalyM6.7 · 10,000 deaths · 41 km
• 1248, Sabaudia, Italy9,000 deaths · 169 km
• December 1, 1328, Norcia, Italy5,000 deaths · 41 km
• September 9, 1349, L'Aquila, Abruzzi, Sannio, Italy2,000 deaths · 69 km
• December 25, 1352, Sansepolcro, Italy2,000 deaths · 121 km
• April 14, 1672, Rimini, ItalyM5.6 · 1,500 deaths · 160 km
• November 3, 1706, Sulmona to Campobasso, Abruzzi, Italy1,000 deaths · 186 km
• July 23, 1654, Alvito,bellomonte,pontecorvo,sora, Italy600 deaths · 143 km
• September 30, 1789, Citta Di Castello,sansepolcro, Italy500 deaths · 118 km
• April 6, 2009, L'Aquila, ItalyM6.3 · 309 deaths · $2.5 billion · 15,000 houses destroyed · 55 km
• August 24, 2016, Accumoli, Arquata, Amatrice, ItalyM6.2 · 299 deaths · $5 billion · 47 km
• May 12, 1730, Norcia, Italy200 deaths · 41 km
• August 3, 1414, Sansepolcro, Italy200 deaths · 121 km

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