A strong earthquake hit Italy on Wednesday morning. Another earthquake struck on Thursday.

Update from November 10 at 4:54 p.m.: Apparently there was another stronger earthquake in Italy. annoying Republica The earthquake, with a magnitude of 4, hit the sea in the same area of ​​the Marche, between the coasts of Pesaro and Ancona, around 1.30 pm on Thursday. So it was clearly felt in the city of Ancona of 100,000 inhabitants – especially on the upper floors. According to the first data of experts, the depth of the epicenter was about nine kilometers. The strength of the strong earthquake that occurred the previous day was 5.7 on the Richter scale.

More tremors occurred Thursday night. According to the Marsh District, „seismic activity is expected to continue over the coming days.” Coastal residents in particular can feel new earthquakes. In many cities in the region, schools have been temporarily closed – including in Ancona and Pesaro.

Update from November 10, 1:23 pm: According to their statements, the fire brigades carried out 200 inspections after the severe earthquake that hit Italy. Most damage to structures is minor. Further evaluations to be made by technicians. Several cracks have been reported. In some churches located between Senigallia and Pesaro, plaster fell from the ceiling. In Ancona, ten people were evacuated from their homes and apartments. The fire brigade had declared private homes uninhabitable, Sky TG24 television reported. In total, there are 25 affected by this procedure. However, the number could increase if controls continue.

Unstoppable swarm earthquakes: alert remains high in Italy

The earthquake swarm, however, continues. The Italian Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (INGV) has activated eight temporary seismic stations to collect data. „The state of alert remains high and monitoring of the development of the situation continues,” Francesco Acquaroli, president of the Marche region, said after an emergency meeting, according to a press release.

Violent earthquake shakes Italy: experts counted a total of 89 earthquakes in a few hours

Update from November 10, 8:20 a.m.The Italian Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (INGV) announced that after the severe earthquake that occurred on Wednesday morning, a total of 89 earthquakes occurred off the Marche coast in the province of Pesaro-Urbino by 6 pm. Among them, 54 events were between 2.0 and 3.0, eleven were between 3.0 and 4.0 and one was between 4.0 and 5.0. In 21 events, the magnitude was less than 2.0. Even at night, the Earth does not rest, as evidenced by INGV data.

According to the Seismological Institute, from a historical perspective, the ground in the region would shake a lot. „The phenomenon of an earthquake in the sea, a few tens of kilometers from the northern coast of the Marche, is not at all rare.” The earthquake occurred in the Adriatic Sea at a depth of 8 km.

„Fortunately, the earthquake occurred at sea, and a tragedy was averted,” a researcher at the INGV Institute told the Italian daily. Republica.

Italy: Strongest earthquake in nearly 100 years

Update from November 9, 4:48 p.m.: A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck the Marche city and central Italy on Wednesday morning. In this region, the earthquake is the strongest in nearly 100 years, according to the Italian Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (INGV). Up to 70 aftershocks were recorded.

Carlo Doglioni, head of the INGV, explained that the earthquake was „caused by the front of the Apennine Range buried under the Adriatic, which is shortening by 2 to 4 millimeters every year.”

After strong earthquakes in Italy – trains have resumed

Update from November 9th, 3pm: Rail services resumed on the Adria, Ancona, Rome and Rimini Ravenna lines. After the earthquake, trains stopped at 7.15am to be on the safe side.

Update from November 9th at 2:05pmAt the moment, there are no reports of damage or injuries after the earthquake. But in Ancona, people with atrial fibrillation, shock and panic crises were taken to the emergency room of the regional hospital, Italian news agency ANSA reported. Many experienced a moment of fear.

„I was on the fourth floor of a hotel in Rimini, I was in the corridor and I felt like I was falling,” Filippo told the news portal. bresciaoggi.it. According to the Italian seismological service INGV, it was the most powerful earthquake in this region since 1985. To date, a 3.5-magnitude earthquake has been recorded in the region in June 2000.

Update from November 9, 1:31 pm: After the severe earthquakes at 07:07 and 07:12, more than 50 more seismic tremors with a magnitude greater than 2 were recorded in Italy. A 2.3-magnitude earthquake occurred at 1:33 pm.

Earthquake off the coast: This is how the seismic wave spread

Update from November 9 at 1:08 pmThe earthquake was felt in Italy as far away as Rome. The epicenter was in the Adriatic Sea. Through a „vibration film”, the Italian seismic service INGV shows how seismic waves propagate. “Every second of the animation represents one second in real time,” the INGV website reads. The blue waves indicate a downward movement of the ground, while the red waves indicate an upward movement.

Earthquake live on Italian TV: Moderator has to leave swaying studio in live show

Update from November 9, 11:18 a.m.: Shortly after 7 a.m. Wednesday, the ground shook in Italy. The 5.7-magnitude earthquake in the Adriatic hit the Marche region in central Italy. TV Fano recorded the earthquake by video. The presenter and his team have to leave the studio during the live broadcast. Everything began to tremble during the broadcast, the scene in the studio swayed, after which the journalist Massimo Fujitti was no longer in his place, as evidenced by a recording on YouTube. Particularly impressive: after the first severe jolt, the moderator returns to his office, visibly shocked but calm. After a short break, another earthquake occurred. The city of Fano is located about 31 kilometers from the epicenter.

Violent earthquake shakes Italy: people run in the streets of the Adriatic coast in panic

First report from November 9, 2022

ROME – In Italy, people were amazed early in the morning at seven in the morning on a Wednesday. An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck the Adriatic region in central Italy. The epicenter was at sea in the Adriatic Sea near Pesaro and Fano, between Italia And the Croatia At a depth of 30 kilometers, according to the report of the Italian Institute of Seismology and Volcanology (INGV). A magnitude 4 earthquake followed at 7:12 AM.

Violent earthquake hits Italy: people took to the streets in panic

According to Italian media reports, the coastal city of Senigallia was particularly affected. Some damage has been reported in the area, according to reports from the Austrian Central Institute of Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG). On the other hand, the Italian fire brigade Vigili del Fuoco wrote on Twitter that so far the command center has not received any reports of damage. However, there have been some queries about building controls that will now be addressed.

The earthquake was clearly felt in Marche, Emilia-Romagna, Veneto, Friuli, Umbria, Tuscany and the Balkans, tweets Il Mondo dei Terremoti.

In Rimini, people took to the streets in panic, local Italian media reported. It is said that many hotels have been evacuated. And the Italian news agency „ANSA” stated that so far there were no reports of injuries. Trains were stopped in the Adriatic. Due to the strong earthquake, the railways around Ancona were closed for safety reasons. Checks are now being carried out there to determine if there has been damage to pathways, bridges or tunnels. Schools have also been closed as a precaution in Fano, Pesaro, Senegal and Ancona.

“The street lights were swaying like twigs, everything was shaking so badly, a terrible feeling and people were flocking to the streets,” says a Fano resident.

Italy: Austria also felt a 5.7-magnitude earthquake

According to ZAMG, the earthquake was clearly perceived weakly in Austria in the federal states of Carinthia, Styria, Tyrol, Salzburg and Vienna. In many cases, swaying is observed, especially on the upper floors. No damage to buildings is expected in Austria.

Italy: Aftershocks continue to shake the earth

After the strong earthquakes that occurred on Wednesday morning, the land in Italy has not yet settled. Then the Italian seismological institute INGV recorded more weaker earthquakes.

The Eurasian and African tectonic plates meet in Italy, making the earthquake risk particularly high. In the summer of 2016, nearly 300 people died in an earthquake in the Marche, Umbria and Lazio regions. (Ml)

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