Overview
- The quake struck shortly after midnight Tuesday and was recorded by INGV at about magnitude 6.2 with an epicentre offshore near Belmonte Calabro/Amantea and a hypocenter roughly 250 kilometres deep.
- Shaking was widely felt across southern regions including Calabria, Campania (Naples area), Basilicata, Puglia and Sicily, prompting citizens to call emergency hotlines and in some places to leave buildings temporarily.
- Regional civil protection and the Vigili del Fuoco contacted local mayors and carried out routine inspections; by the latest reports there are no confirmed casualties or structural damage.
- Seismologists said the event is linked to deep subduction processes of the Ionian lithosphere and noted that deep quakes spread energy over large areas but usually cause weaker surface shaking, while also warning that shallower, damaging quakes remain possible in seismic gaps.
- Calabria sits in a long‑active tectonic zone with a vulnerable building stock, so authorities continue monitoring infrastructure and experts say the episode underlines the need for sustained preparedness and risk reduction measures.