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Minor mag. 3.0 earthquake - Perugia on Thursday, 27 October 2016

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.1 quake: Central Italy, 26 Oct 2016 19h18, which had occurred 12 hours earlier.
Minor mag. 3.0 earthquake - Perugia on Thursday, 27 October 2016
27 Oct 07:25 UTC: First to report: INGV after 14 minutes.
Date & time: Thursday, 27 October 2016 07:11 UTC
Magnitude: 3.0
Depth: 10.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 42.8582°N / 13.0347°E (Italy)
Nearest volcano: Vulsini (95 km / 59 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
9 km (6 mi) SW of Visso (pop: 800)
10 km (6 mi) SW of Borgo Sant'Antonio (pop: 100)
11 km (7 mi) SW of Castelsantangelo sul Nera (pop: 200)
116 km (72 mi) NE of Rome (pop: 2,318,900)
177 km (110 mi) SE of Florence (pop: 349,300)
194 km (120 mi) SE of Prato (pop: 181,800)
Primary data source: INGV
Estimated released energy: 2 x 109 joules (554 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.477 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Thu, 27 Oct 07:11 UTCM 3.0 / 10.5 kmPerugiaINGV

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Minor mag. 3.0 earthquake - Perugia on Thursday, 27 October 2016

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