Lucrezia Ciotti The earth shook again in the early morning hours of Wednesday, November 4th, when a magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck at 7:09 a.m. The quake was felt by residents, but fortunately no damage was reported. Here's where the epicenter was located and what we know about the seismic event.
Earthquake in Calabria, magnitude 3.6 shock in the Catanzaro area: epicenter near Cardinale
The earthquake was detected at 07:09:25 AM by the Seismic Room of the INGV in Rome, which located the epicenter approximately 6 kilometers southeast of Cardinale , in the province of Catanzaro. The magnitude recorded was 3.6 , while the hypocenter was located at a depth of approximately 40 kilometers. The geographic coordinates indicated by the Institute are 38.5982 latitude and 16.4142 longitude.
In addition to Cardinale, the closest towns to the affected area include Brognaturo and Simbario. The tremor was felt in several areas of the Catanzaro and Vibo Valentia provinces, but according to initial reports, no damage to people or buildings has been reported.
Calabria, the earthquake falls during a period of seismic activity in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea.
The tremor recorded in the Catanzaro area comes at a time when high attention remains focused on the seismic situation in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea , where a sequence of earthquakes has been ongoing for several days in the area northwest of the Aeolian Islands. According to the reconstruction of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, the activity began on the night of October 20th and has resulted in several events.
Among these, the most significant dates back to October 23, when the INGV monitoring network detected a magnitude 5.0 tremor. The new event in the province of Catanzaro represents another seismic event recorded in Calabria, an area particularly affected by earthquakes.