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Deep Stromboli Shock and Shallow Molise Tremor Recorded by INGV

Depth differences explain why a deep 4.5 offshore produced no felt shaking, with a shallow 4.1 near Pizzone causing widespread alarm.

Overview

  • The Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia recorded a magnitude 4.5 in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea on Friday, July 24, with an epicenter near Stromboli and a hypocenter around 245 km.
  • Shortly after midnight on Saturday, July 25, INGV logged a magnitude 4.1 centered near Pizzone in the province of Isernia at roughly 10 km depth that was felt across Molise, Abruzzo and parts of Campania.
  • Local residents reported leaving homes and some spending the night outdoors or in cars, and regional authorities conducted inspections while reporting no confirmed injuries or major structural damage.
  • A smaller magnitude 2.2 aftershock was recorded in the same Molise area at about 03:41 at a depth near 9 km, and civil protection teams are maintaining active monitoring of the sequence.
  • Seismologists note the pair fits recent lower Tyrrhenian activity and highlights how depth strongly affects surface shaking, a factor officials will watch as they assess aftershocks and local resilience.