An earthquake hit Catania, Italy, on Friday afternoon, according to experts from the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology. The phenomenon occurred very close to the coast. So far, there is no information about the injured.
Just after 2 p.m. in Catania, Italy, an earthquake struck. The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) said the phenomenon had a magnitude of 4.4. The epicenter of the quake occurred at sea – exactly five kilometers off the coast of Aci Castello. It was 17 kilometers deep.
The epicenter of the earthquakeearthquake.usgs.gov
There is no information about the injured
The earthquake was felt in a radius of over 70 kilometers. The vibrations were also felt by those staying in the east of Sicily, including in the neighboring province of Syracuse.
In some regions of Catania, shopping centers were evacuated as a precaution. So far, there are no reports of damage or casualties.
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