- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- July 19, 1963 CE
- Location:
- 62 km SSE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy
- Magnitude:
- 6.1 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.1
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.95
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.98
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.3
Other earthquake records of 1963 CE
- Balkans Nw, Macedonia: Skopje · Ms 6 · 1,070 deaths
- Libya, Barce (Al Marj) · Ms 5.4 · 300 deaths
- India, Kashmir: Sw · M 5.3 · 80 deaths
- Taiwan, Taipei, Hsinch · Ms 7.3 · 15 deaths
- Iran, Gahkom, Laigazan, Patkuiyeh, Golruiyeh, Ganj · M 5.2 · 5 deaths
- Iran, Hendojan · Ms 5 · 4 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.1 - 62 km SSE of San Lorenzo al Mare, Italy (1963 CE) happen?
- July 19, 1963 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.