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#Earthquake (#terremot) possibly felt 22 sec ago in #Malta. Felt it? Tell us via:
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⚠ Automatic crowdsourced detection, not seismically verified yet. More info soon!

Eyewitnesses reported shaking in #Malta 3 min ago (local time 07:05:12)⚠
At present, we have no seismic data confirming this crowdsourced detection.❗
More info soon!

🔔#Earthquake (#terremot) M4.6 occurred 95 km S of #Birkirkara (#Malta) 6 min ago (local time 07:04:19). More info at:
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#Earthquake 95 km S of #Birkirkara (#Malta) 6 min ago (local time 07:04:19). Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyewitnesses. Share your experience:
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❓ Magnitude = Intensity? Nope! An #earthquake has only ONE value of magnitude but SEVERAL values of intensity, which can vary from place to place. In particular, the intensity decreases as we get away from the #earthquake👇

❌🌊RISK of TSUNAMI EXCLUDED
Following the #earthquake (#terremot) M4.8 occurred 78 km S of #Rabat (#Malta) 10 min ago (local time 07:04:24). More info at the links provided below👇

France (CENALT): info-tsunami.fr
Greece (NOA): gein.noa.gr/en/
Turkey (KOERI): koeri.boun.edu.tr/sismo/2/en/
Italy (INGV): terremoti.ingv.it/it/
Portugal (IPMA): ipma.pt/en/index.html

🔎 Map of background focal mechanisms:

Earthquakes may happen anytime: what to do during the shaking?
🠪 INSIDE: take shelter, keep away from windows.
🠪 OUTSIDE: stay away from anything that might collapse (bridges, roofs, electrical wires).

ℹEvent wrap-up: today a M4.7 #earthquake (#terremot) hit #Birkirkara (#Malta) at 07:04:17 local time (UTC 06:04:17). Shaking was felt over 100km by approximately 163K people in Malta.

ℹ Aftershocks may occur in the next hours/days. Unless it is necessary, stay away from damaged areas for your safety 🙏 Be careful and follow national authorities' information.

🗨Eyewitnesses are saying: 'Long one once again in this non-stop series[…]' Felt the #earthquake too? Share your experience and read others' at:
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#Earthquake 106 km S of #Birkirkara (#Malta) 22 min ago (local time 07:04:17). Updated map - Colored dots represent local shaking & damage level reported by eyewitnesses. Share your experience via:
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🔎 Regional instrumental seismicity in Central Mediterranean Sea. The colored dots represent the #earthquakes that have struck the region [using @ISCseism catalog -1960 to 2020- and @EMSC data -from 2021 onwards]:

"Earthquakes do their best to be as unpredictable as possible" - Watch this video from @geosociety where seismologist Ross Stein explains why #earthquakes cannot be predicted at present👇

‼ No further info about this #earthquake will be displayed here. Find more at:
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