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Scosse di terremoto in provincia di Messina PDF Print E-mail
Written by Alessandro Di Maio   
Sunday, 06 June 2010

Alle 18:50 circa di oggi pomeriggio due brevi scosse di terremoto di Magnitudo 3.5 e 1.9 sulla Scala Richter hanno colpito la provincia nord occidentale di Messina, spaventando la popolazione delle città e dei villaggi che vanno dal Golfo di Patti a quello di Milazzo. Il terremoto non ha causato danni e feriti.

        

 

Secondo quanto rivelato dai sismografi dell’Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) e da molti locali collegati sui social network, due scosse di terremoto sarebbero avvenute alle 18:49 e alle 18:56 di oggi pomeriggio in provincia di Messina. Il loro epicentro sarebbe stato individuato sul Mar Tirreno, a pochi chilometri a nord dalla costa di Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto.

 

Benché la magnitudo di entrambi i fenomeni tellurici sia risultata contenuta rispettivamente al 3.5 e 1.9 gradi sulla scala Richter, buona parte della popolazione locale ha percepito il terremoto, spaventandosi e, in alcuni casi, scendendo in strada.

 

Dal bollettino dell’INGV risulterebbe che almeno una delle due scosse sarebbe stata generata da un movimento tellurico avvenuto a soli 7 km di profondità. Questo spiegherebbe il perché il terremoto sia stato percepito anche a distanza di molti chilometri dall’epicentro.

 

Secondo quanto dichiarato al telefono dalla sede centrale dei Vigili del Fuoco di Messina “il terremoto non ha arrecato alcun danno a persone e cose”.

 

La zona non è nuova a fenomeni del genere. Dalle classificazioni operate dall'Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia e dalla Protezione Civile, questa zona è considerata a medio-alto rischio sismico (vedi nella cartina).

 

Alessandro Di Maio/LaSpecula.com

(pubblicato il 6 Giugno 2010)

Last Updated ( Sunday, 06 June 2010 )
 
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