«MI wait to report from the Ingv: We are within the bradyseismic crisis, we hope there are no evolutions. Unfortunately we must live with this phenomenon, as long as it is maintained at these levels». So the Minister for Civil Protection, Nello Musumeci, entering Palazzo Chigi for the Council of Ministers, commented on the magnitude earthquake 4.6 Registered today at 12:47 in the Campi Flegrei area. According to the Vesuvian Observatory of the Ingv, the shock – felt distinctly throughout the area – had epicenter near the Bacoli coast, with a depth of about 5 km. It is the same magnitude as the event last March 13, The most violent of the last 40 years since the phenomenon is monitored.
The main shock followed at least three others, with magnitude between 1.0 and 2.0, all part of the ongoing swarm. “Today has been the highest shock so far-added Musumeci-but at the moment I don’t see a significant discontinuity compared to the past few months, beyond 2-3 points of energy”. On the damage, the minister reported that a survey of the firefighters is underway: «Some cornices collapsed, but we hope there is no significant damage“. As for the state of emergency, Musumeci has specified that” it is not a political, but technical evaluation “.
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