A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Italy’s southern Calabria region early Tuesday. Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology reported the quake at 00:12 a.m. local time, with the epicenter located about 250 kilometers deep in the sea off the southern Calabria region. Tremors were felt in various southern Italian regions, including Calabria, Sicily, Campania, and Puglia, as reported by local media. No casualties or significant damage have been reported, with local authorities closely monitoring the situation.
In March, a deep earthquake with a depth of 375-to-381 km struck off the coast of Naples, noted as the strongest deep-earth fracture in that sector in a decade. This event sent pressure waves through the area’s volcanic plumbing systems. Earlier in January, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake in the Ionian Sea, just off the southern tip of Italy, shook parts of Malta. The earthquake struck at a depth of 58 kilometers and was located about 62 kilometers off the coast of Reggio Calabria in southern Italy, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.
Italy, being Europe’s most earthquake-prone country, sits on the collision boundary between the Eurasian and African tectonic plates. The country experiences frequent seismic activity due to this complex tectonic setting.
