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Earthquakes: earthquake of magnitude 4.3 in Calabria, much fear

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Schools and offices evacuated. No one injured. No damage found

CATANZARO. An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 was recorded this morning in Calabria. The earthquake was felt, in particular, in the Vibonese area, where the epicenter would have been located. The depth of the earthquake, according to the National Institute of Geophysics, was ten kilometers. However, the quake affected a large area of ​​Calabria. It was also distinctly felt in Lamezia Terme and Catanzaro and along the Tyrrhenian coast of Cosenza.

Many schools and offices were evacuated. In most of the municipalities where the earthquake was felt, the pupils of the elementary schools were brought out of the institutes and collected in adjacent open spaces. The evacuation operations were carried out, however, in an orderly fashion and no injuries were recorded. Many people who were in the house went out in high alarm. The police have initiated investigations to detect any damage, which at the moment, however, is not reported.

Rail traffic along the Tyrrhenian belt of Calabria was also suspended. The suspension concerns trains operating along the Paola-Rosarno line, in Tropea and between Lamezia Terme and Catanzaro Lido. The technicians of the Italian railway network are carrying out the reconnaissance on board railway trolleys along the lines concerned to check the conditions of the tracks. Replacement buses have been set up for passengers on the lines affected by the suspension.

The bunker room in Lamezia Terme where the “Scott Rebirth” trial is being held against the ‘Ndrangheta clans of the Vibonese area has been cleared away. Magistrates, lawyers and technical staff left the courtroom and the hearing was suspended. After the absence of damages was verified, the hearing resumed. (HANDLE).

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