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Strong mag. 5.3 earthquake - 51 km east of Salerno, Campania, Italy, on Tuesday, November 25, 1980 at 18:28 GMT

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 6.9 quake Provincia di Avellino, 55 km northeast of Salerno, Campania, Italy, November 23, 1980 18:34 GMT, which had occurred 1 day 24 hours earlier.

Strong mag. 5.3 earthquake - 51 km east of Salerno, Campania, Italy, on Tuesday, November 25, 1980 at 18:28 GMT

Strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 10 km depth

Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 25, 1980 18:28:21 UTC
Local time at epicenter
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5.3
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	40.653°N / 15.399°E (Provincia di Salerno, Campania, Italy)
Antipode	40.653°S / 164.601°W
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Monte Vulture (37 km / 23 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	29 km (18 mi) E of Eboli (Provincia di Salerno) (pop: 26,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 36 km (22 mi) E of Battipaglia (pop: 47,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) NE of Agropoli (pop: 17,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 51 km (32 mi) E of Salerno (Campanie) (pop: 125,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 59 km (36 mi) E of Cava de' Tirreni (pop: 48,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 59 km (37 mi) ESE of Avellino (pop: 48,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 77 km (48 mi) E of Castellammare di Stabia (pop: 65,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 88 km (55 mi) E of Torre del Greco (pop: 85,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 98 km (61 mi) ESE of Naples (Campanie) (pop: 959,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 278 km (173 mi) ESE of Rome (Latium) (pop: 2,318,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	5.6 x 10¹² joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.3	10 km	southern Italy	USGS

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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (13 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Jan 20, 1981 08:55 42 years ago	4.0 10 km	33 km W of Potenza, Basilicate, Italy	More
Jan 17, 1981 03:03 42 years ago	4.0 10 km	Provincia di Potenza, Basilicate, 57 km E of Salerno, Campania, Italy	More
Jan 16, 1981 04:36 42 years ago	4.3 10 km	Provincia di Potenza, Basilicate, 55 km E of Salerno, Campania, Italy	More
Jan 15, 1981 11:12 42 years ago	4.5 10 km	Provincia di Avellino, 58 km NE of Salerno, Campania, Italy	More
Dec 12, 1980 09:09 42 years ago	3.8 10 km	31 km NW of Potenza, Basilicate, Italy	More
Dec 12, 1980 05:46 42 years ago	3.5 10 km	28 km NW of Potenza, Basilicate, Italy	More
Dec 8, 1980 04:09 42 years ago	4.3 10 km	Provincia di Avellino, 41 km NE of Salerno, Campania, Italy	More
Dec 4, 1980 00:04 42 years ago	4.5 10 km	Provincia di Potenza, Basilicate, 63 km E of Salerno, Campania, Italy	More
Dec 3, 1980 23:54 42 years ago	4.7 10 km	Provincia di Potenza, Basilicate, 58 km E of Salerno, Campania, Italy	More
Nov 30, 1980 07:41 42 years ago	5.1 10 km	Provincia di Avellino, 49 km NE of Salerno, Campania, Italy	More
Nov 28, 1980 12:14 42 years ago	3.7 10 km	47 km E of Salerno, Campania, Italy	More
Nov 26, 1980 07:03 42 years ago	4.4 10 km	Provincia di Avellino, 54 km NE of Salerno, Campania, Italy	More
Nov 26, 1980 06:06 42 years ago	4.5 10 km	15 km W of Potenza, Basilicate, Italy	More

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