1971 Tuscania earthquake
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| UTC time | 1971-02-06 18:09:08 |
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| ISC event | 786944 |
| USGS-ANSS | n/a |
| Local date | February 6, 1971 |
| Local time | 19:09 CET |
| Magnitude | mb 4.6 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter | 42°26′34.8″N 11°50′45.6″E / 42.443000°N 11.846000°ECoordinates: 42°26′34.8″N 11°50′45.6″E / 42.443000°N 11.846000°E |
| Casualties | 24 dead, 150 injured |
The 1971 Tuscania earthquake is an earthquake that occurred on February 6, 1971 near the town of Tuscania in Lazio, Italy.[1][2] It had a body wave magnitude of 4.6. Despite being a moderate magnitude this event caused major destruction. 24 people were killed, 150 were injured and about 5,000 homeless. 40 homes were destroyed and 1,678 were damaged. Costs were $41 million (1971 rate). It was reported that the medieval section of Tuscania, a city of 8,000, located 50 miles northwest of Rome, was practically leveled, and 60 percent of the city's buildings destroyed. Among those structures sustaining serious damage were the 8th century St.[3] Peter's Church and the 12th century Basilica of St. Mary Major, both recently restored. The heavy damage sustained was due to the shallow depth of the earthquake and poorly constructed buildings.[3]
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References[]
- ^ "Significant Earthquake: ITALY: TUSCANIA". National Geophysical Data Center. February 6, 1971. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ Cucci, Luigi; Tertulliani, Andrea; Castellano, Corrado (September 1, 2020). "Children of a Lesser Seismological God: The 1971 Tuscania (Central Italy) "Historical" Earthquake". Seismological Research Letters. 91 (5): 2563–2578. doi:10.1785/0220200040. ISSN 0895-0695.
- ^ a b "Today in Earthquake History". earthquake.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
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- Today in Earthquake History (February 6th) - USGS
- Page about this earthquake in the CFTI5MED catalogue of strong earthquakes in Italy and in the Mediterranean area, Guidoboni et al. 2019, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
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