Overview
- The earthquake, recorded by Italy’s INGV at 8:13 a.m. Wednesday, was centered about 3 km from Fosdinovo at a depth of roughly 11 km and measured magnitude 4.1.
- Residents felt the jolt across Massa Carrara, Versilia and Garfagnana in Lucca province, and parts of eastern Liguria, prompting brief alarm and reports of people stepping outside.
- Civil protection crews and municipal engineers began building inspections, while Carrara’s mayor ordered nurseries and all municipal schools closed, with Pietrasanta schools shut as well as a precaution.
- Initial on-the-ground checks reported no injuries and no confirmed structural damage, though authorities said assessments were still underway.
- Peak ground acceleration reached about 0.26 g, a measure of how hard the ground jolts that was above local expectations yet below levels linked to severe damage in past Apennine quakes, in a region that has seen months of smaller tremors and a stronger event in 2013.