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The earthquake registered this afternoon in Sicily has nothing to do with the recent activities of theEtna. This is confirmed by Boris Bencke, volcanologist at the Ingv of Catania who, consulted by Fanpage.it, talk about a completely different context. Many in these minutes on social networks are sharing the evocative images of Etna, which erupted again hours ago, with the news of the 4.4 magnitude earthquake registered off the coast of Ragusa, but in fact, the two events are not connected.
“This is a completely different context, it is an earthquake in the Ragusa area, therefore it is an earthquake of a non-volcanic nature, absolutely, it was a small earthquake but it was felt because it is deep enough and the deeper the earthquakes are, more is felt in the distance. It was born in an area of rocks and limestones that transmit seismic waves very effectively, it is typical of this earthquake in those areas ”, the volcanologist explained to us by phone.
Tectonic earthquake that has no relation to the activity of Etna – Referring to tonight’s earthquake, Bencke speaks of “classical movements along the faults that occur a bit everywhere, especially in eastern and southeastern Sicily”: “It is a classic tectonic earthquake that has no relation to Etna activity “, reiterates. The volcanologist of the Ingv of Catania also told us that by this time Etna has calmed down. “After a nice lava fountain this morning, Etna has calmed down but will probably resume because these episodes often come in series. There is an interval of calm that I hope will last tonight ”, his words. Since the spring of last year, Etna has been in constant activity in the craters of the summit, while in the last 10 days there have been more intense and closer episodes.
Interview with Boris Bencke by Luisa Santangelo
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