Epicenter in the sea
Earthquake off Sicily shakes people awake
An earthquake struck off the west coast of Sicily on Saturday morning. Many people were woken from their sleep and civil protection was alerted.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen At five o'clock in the morning, the earthquake occurred in the sea off the city of Trapani at a depth of one kilometer near the Egadi Islands, according to the Institute of Geology and Volcanology (INGV). Its magnitude is estimated at 4.1 and the quake was clearly felt by the population of Trapani and the surrounding area.
The fire department, which was alerted together with the civil protection authorities to check for possible material damage, received many calls from concerned residents. However, according to initial information from the fire department, no damage was reported.
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