SEVERAL COUNTRIES WERE AFFECTED BY EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY

  • 09/11/2022

Central Italy and parts of the Balkans have been affected by a 5.5-magnitude earthquake that struck off the Italian resort town of Rimini. On the Adriatic coast, houses shook for several seconds. There were reports of minor damage but no casualties.

Due to suspected track damage, some schools were closed in the central Marche region, and trains were stopped all around the city of Ancona. According to Italian officials, the earthquake was 8 km (5 mi) deep.

It was felt across the Adriatic in Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as in Bologna in the northeast and Rome in the west. Following the first and strongest tremor at 07:07 (06:07 GMT), several weaker shocks occurred.

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