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Magnitude 2.8 NORTHERN ITALY

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 16:42:14 UTC

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Magnitude 2.8
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 16:42:14 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 06:42:14 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 44.76N 7.31E
    Depth 5 kilometers
    Region NORTHERN ITALY
    Distances 45 km (30 miles) SW of Torino, Italy
    110 km (70 miles) N of MONACO
    120 km (75 miles) N of Nice, France
    530 km (330 miles) NW of ROME, Italy
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available, held by USGS NEIC to another agency's solution
    Parameters not available
    Source École et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre, Strasbourg, France
    Event ID usvyfz

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