- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 6, 1976 CE
- Location:
- Italy, Ne, Balkans Nw: Slovenia: Nw
- Magnitude:
- 6.5 Ms
- Depth:
- 9 km
- Deaths:
- 978
- Injuries:
- 1,700
- Intensity (MMI):
- 10
- Damage:
- ~$3600M (value at the time)
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.5
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 5.5
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 5.9
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.58
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.35
Other earthquake records of 1976 CE
- China, Ne: Tangshan · Mw 7.5 · 242,769 deaths
- Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Guatemala City · Ms 7.5 · 23,000 deaths
- Philippines, Mindanao: S · Mw 8 · 8,000 deaths
- Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya · Ms 7.1 · 6,000 deaths
- Turkey, Muradiye · Mw 7 · 5,000 deaths
- Indonesia, Bali · Ms 6.5 · 573 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1976 CE Earthquake — Italy, Ne, Balkans Nw: Slovenia: Nw happen?
- May 6, 1976 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 978. Historical death tolls vary by source.