Several earthquakes, including one with a magnitude of 4.5, struck the area around Mount Etna in Sicily. No casualties or major damage were reported, but preventive closures were implemented.

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 4 - A 4.5-magnitude quake rocked the Eastern Sicilian provinces of Catania, Messina and Siracusa on Wednesday. The quake struck on Mount Etna at 7:05 at a depth of four kilometres and its epicentre was between the province of Catania towns of Ragalna, Biancavilla and Santa Maria di Licodia, the National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology (INGV) said. The civil protection department said there were no reports of anyone being injured or of any major damage. (ANSA). Read ...

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck the island of Sicily at 7:05 local time, with its epicenter near Mount Etna, leading to the closure of schools.

Several earthquakes, the strongest measuring 4.5 magnitude, struck the area around Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy, but no significant damage was reported.

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred on the southern slope of Mount Etna in Sicily, leading to the precautionary closure of schools in Catania for building inspections.

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A series of earthquakes struck the area around Mount Etna on the Italian island of Sicily, with the strongest tremor measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale. No major damage was reported.

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake was felt in the Catania region of Sicily, near Mount Etna, at 7:05 AM local time, with a focal depth of 3.8 kilometers.