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The province of Catania continues to shake. In these hours a true seismic swarm is underway, which had its maximum episode last night, at 10:54 p.m., when the earth shook with more force. A 3.8 magnitude earthquake located north of the city of Etna, right on the slopes of the volcano. The signaling of the seismic sequence A is in progress at this time in the northern province of Catania, between Adrano and Bronte, on the slopes of Etna. Among the last earthquakes, one of magnitude 3.8 was registered at 22:54 yesterday. The strongest tremor was preceded by several other episodes, especially between 9 and 9:30 pm, between 2 and 3 degrees. For now, there is no harm to people or things, just a lot of fear on the last day of the year.
The Ingv, National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, immediately detected the earthquake, first specifying the magnitude range, between 3.8 and 4.3, and then confirming that it was indeed a 3.8 earthquake. The earthquake had a hypocenter at a depth of 12 kilometers, while the epicenter was detected 5 kilometers northeast of Ragalna and 21 northwest of the Sicilian provincial capital. According to the Institute, there were more than 15 tremors of magnitude greater than 2 only last night, recorded in the area around Catania.
This is a major episode that comes ten days after the 4.4 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Ragusa, which had suggested Etna was involved. The area is not new to similar earthquakes, in fact it is considered a seismic hazard.
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