Earthquake swarm strikes Sicily with magnitude up
A significant earthquake swarm struck Sicily overnight on the night of March 21st, centered off the Eolian Islands and extending to areas near Paleremo according to Italian authorities who report a total count reaching fifteen aftershocks within this latest seismic event that has triggered widespread alerts across southern Italy as residents experience shaking from Messina down through Palermo with no casualties or structural damage reported yet.
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1A swarm of earthquakes occurred off the Aeolian Islands overnight on March 21.
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2The seismic activity included two significant tremors with magnitudes ranging between 4.3 and 4.6.
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A swarm of fifteen tremors occurred overnight off the Aeolian Islands, including one with magnitude 4.6.
— (Siftrss)The earthquake at the Eolie islands was felt as far away as Palermo and Messina in Sicily after a series of shocks between magnitudes 4.3 and 4.6 hit off shore near Reggio Calabria, causing significant damage to buildings along with casualties.
— (Corriere della Sera)"The earthquake swarm has seized the whole island," said an official from the Italian National Institute for Geophysics (INGV), who added that there is no risk of a major aftershock in this area, but it's important to be cautious and avoid going out at night.
— (Tg24.sky.it)"The earthquake swarm has seized Sicily," said an official from the Italian National Institute for Geophysics (INGV), who added that there is no risk of a major aftershock in this area, but it's important to be cautious and avoid going out at night.
— (Tg24.sky.it)