Italy has frequently experienced earthquakes below magnitude 3.9. Expert: This is the biggest earthquake in Milan in the past 500 years

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Huayu News, according to the European Network reported that the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcano (INGV) monitoring data showed that at 2:22 on December 21, local time, a 3.6-magnitude earthquake occurred in the province of Fermo, Marche, Italy. The focal depth is 29 kilometers, the epicenter is located in Montegiorgio (Montegiorgio) city. Local government officials said the earthquake was felt in towns about 20 kilometers from the epicenter.

▲ A 3.6-magnitude earthquake occurred in Fermo, Italy. (The picture comes from Google Maps)

According to reports, according to the report of the Civil Defense Department of Fermo Province, the earthquake did not cause casualties or property damage. Soon after the 3.6-magnitude earthquake occurred in Fermo Province, there was another 2.9-magnitude aftershock there.

At 5:33 on the 21st local time, a magnitude 2.0 earthquake occurred in Florence. Monitoring data from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanoes of Italy show that the epicenter was located in Scandicci, about 6 kilometers southwest of Florence, with a focal depth of 9 kilometers. Local people said there was a slight tremor.

In addition, from 22:16 on the 19th to 7:23 on the 20th, local time, there were 20 successive weak earthquakes of magnitude 2.0 in the province of Naples, Italy. Vincenzo Figliolia, the mayor of Pozzuoli in Naples, said that although the earthquake did not cause any destructive power, the frequent news of the earthquake has caused a certain amount of psychological pressure for people living at home to prevent the epidemic. .

At 11:57 local time on the 19th, a magnitude 3.9 earthquake occurred in the province of Reggio Calabria (Reggio Calabria) along the Strait of Messina in southern Italy with a focal depth of 18 kilometers. The epicenter was located in Rocaforte del Greco ( Roccaforte del Greco) city. At 6:37 on the 12th, two earthquakes of magnitude 2.6 and 2.8 occurred in the area.

At 16:59 on December 17, local time, the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanoes recorded a 3.9-magnitude earthquake in Milan. The epicenter was 1 km from Trezzano sul Naviglio in Milan Province. The focal depth is 7.9 kilometers. The tremors were felt in all districts and suburbs of Milan.

Lucia Luzi, head of the Milan Monitoring Center of the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanoes, said that this is the strongest earthquake in the Milan area in the past 500 years. Milan is an area that has never experienced a strong earthquake in history. . The most recent earthquake in Milan occurred on November 26, 1396. According to experts' speculation, the earthquake at that time might be around magnitude 5. (Original title: Italy recently experienced frequent earthquakes of magnitude 3.9 or less in Milan for 500 years)

source: Italian Euronet

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