where did the earthquake occur in italy in 2016
August 2016 Central Italy earthquake Its epicentre was close to Accumoli, with its hypocentre at a depth of 4 ± 1 km,[2] approximately 75 km (47 mi) southeast of Perugia and 45 km (28 mi) north of L'Aquila, in an area near the borders of the Umbria, Lazio, Abruzzo and Marche regions. As of 15 November 2016[update], 299 people had been killed.[4]
New Madrid Seismic Zone Instruments were installed in and around the area in 1974 to closely monitor seismic activity. Since then, more than 4,000 earthquakes have been recorded, most of which were too small to be felt. On average, one earthquake per year is large enough to be felt in the area.