Earthquake: a new tremor measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale was felt in Palermo
The earthquake was also felt in Trapani, where the courthouse was evacuated. Nine tremors with a magnitude of over 3 have been recorded in the area since this morning
The series of earthquakes in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea continues. A new tremor measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale was recorded by the INGV’s seismographs at 15.55 at a depth of 8 kilometres. This one, too, was clearly felt by the population in Palermo.
An initial earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale was recorded at 12.19 in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea, at a depth of 9 kilometres.
The earthquake was felt by residents in Palermo and in several towns across the province, as well as in Trapani.
The magnitude, initially estimated at 5.0, was subsequently revised and updated to 5.5 by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV).
Following the tremor at 12.19, the courthouse in Trapani was evacuated. The decision was taken as a precautionary measure after the earthquake was also felt in the provincial capital of Trapani.
