Another earthquake in northern Italy

On Friday, 27 January, at 15:53 local time, the earth shook again in northern Italy. The earthquake with magnitude 5.4 occurred between Parma and La Spezia, currently it is estimated that the source was at a depth of 60 km.

The quake was a bit stronger and deeper than the one of 25 January, and therefore was felt more strongly and in a larger area also in Switzerland. Earthquakes of this magnitude are not unusual for this region.

Most probably there is no direct connection between this event and the one of 25 January, both are, however, related to the tectonic situation in the region of the Po-plane.

Further information is available on the website of INGV and the website of EMSC.