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M 5.7magnitude, 10 km deep, 9 felt reports

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M 5.7 earthquake, 61 km WNW of Leni, Italy

Browse briefThe strongest of 16 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more that USGS recorded in the past 24 hours.usgs.gov

Why this: The strongest earthquake recorded anywhere in the last 24 hours, by magnitude
Occurred: 23 Oct 10:19 UTC · 7 h ago
Source: USGS
Kind: OBSERVED

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