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Daily Mail
15 hours ago
- Climate
- Daily Mail
Powerful 5.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Greece
A powerful 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck Greece today between the islands of Crete and Antikythera. The quake took place at 4.26 pm local time on Wednesday, with the epicentre around 13 miles off the coast of Antikythera, Greece's Geodynamic Institute said. The tremble, which had a focal depth of 36 miles, was reportedly felt in some parts of the Greek island of Crete, as well as in the Peloponnese and Attica. No casualties have been reported. It comes just five days after a powerful earthquake hit the Italian city of Naples and its surrounding region. Local residents reported hearing a 'roar' and feeling a 'strong tremor' as the 4.6 magnitude quake struck at around 9.15 am last Friday. The epicentre of the earthquake was just off the coast of the highly active Phlegraean Fields, a volcanic caldera west of the city, at a depth of 1.5 miles. Multiple people living nearby in the seaside town of Bagnoli said it 'seemed like a bomb' had gone off when the quake hit. It measured the same magnitude as an earthquake recorded in the region on March 13, the strongest to hit the region in 40 years. 'We rocked a lot... I'm still shaking,' one woman, living in the Vomero district of the city, told La Repubblica. Another local, who lives in the western Fuorigrotta suburb, described the experience as 'terrifying'. Rail traffic has been temporarily suspended in the city, which is home to more than 900,000 people. This is a breaking story, more to follow.
New York Times
2 days ago
- New York Times
The Death of a Mother and Child in Rome Stumped Police, So They Called a TV Show
Rome's largest park, Villa Doria Pamphili, is something of a haven from the city's bustle and occasional chaos, a place for runners and picnickers and anyone seeking a bit of nature. That vision was shattered last month by the discovery of two bodies: a toddler and a woman, found naked within hours of each other in the brush near an edge of the park. Investigators were stumped. There were no identifying documents, and the woman's body was so decomposed it would have been difficult for anyone to identify her visually. The gruesome case immediately brought sensationalist front-page headlines — 'Rome, horror in the park, woman and child dead' read one in Rome's daily La Repubblica. Il Corriere della Sera, in Milan, called it 'a whodunit in a park in Rome.' The country was hooked; the police under pressure. With few leads, and a media frenzy underway, investigators took an unusual step. A spokeswoman appeared on a popular television show called 'Chi l'ha Visto?' — or 'Who Has Seen Him?' — to ask for the public's help. And viewers of the show, which looks for missing people, did what they had done for 37 seasons: They searched their memories for clues. All the police had to go on was that the woman had four visible tattoos and that a preliminary autopsy had revealed the child was her daughter. People who frequented the park recalled seeing a young woman and child that may have fit that description in the company of a man. What unfolded, over several weekly shows, was a sad tale of a young Russian woman's shattered dream of creating a life for herself abroad. With each revelation, the cachet of 'Chi l'ha Visto?' increased, as did questions about the police's lack of intervention when concerned passers-by had called them about the couple and the child. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Local Italy
6 days ago
- Science
- Local Italy
Naples residents left shaken by 'terrifying' 4.0-magnitude quake
The quake struck the area at 9.14am, according to Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV). Its epicentre was located just west of Naples' Bagnoli district, at a depth of three kilometres, the INGV said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries following the quake, according to Italian media reports. Italy's Civil Protection Agency said on social media platform X that initial checks conducted by officers on the ground didn't flag any damage to local infrastructure. The quake rattled Naples' city centre, causing residents to run into the streets, La Repubblica reported. One resident of Fuorigrotta, a district west of Naples' city centre, said the tremor 'was terrifying'. 'I'm still shaking, we felt it really strongly here in Vomero,' said another resident. reported. according to La Repubblica. High-speed, intercity and regional rail services operated by Trenitalia were also temporarily suspended on Friday morning. Trenitalia said in an statement at 10.45am that traffic was gradually resuming, but warned of potential cancellations and delays "of up to 90 minutes". The Campi Flegrei area, which lies just west of Naples, has experienced strong seismic activity in recent months. It was rocked by a 4.6-magnitude quake on June 30th and by a 4.4 quake on May 13th. The region, which is home to around half a million people, is a volcanic caldera – a large, basin-like depression that forms when a volcano collapses into itself following a major eruption. The last volcanic eruption in the area occurred in 1538. Experts have said that seismic activity across the Campi Flegrei is linked to a phenomenon known as 'bradyseism' – the slow, vertical movement of the Earth's surface due to changes in the volume of magma and hot gases lying underneath. A marked increase in the frequency and intensity of seismic events has raised fears among residents of an imminent volcanic eruption – but Italian scientists have said that this is unlikely in the near future. Mauro Antonio Di Vito, director of the INGV's Vesuvius Observatory, told La Repubblica that Friday's quake was part of an "ongoing bradyseismic crisis that began in 2005". The tremor was a "result of the ground uplift process, which stresses the [Earth's] crust and consequently causes earthquakes,' he added. Francesca Bianco, the head of the INGV's Volcanology Department, also noted that bradyseism was "the engine" of the quakes recently recorded in the Campi Flegrei. "As long as bradyseism continues, we should expect tremors and seismic swarms,' she added.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Climate
- Daily Mail
Powerful earthquake jolts Naples, sending residents fleeing
One of the most powerful earthquakes to hit Naples in decades has rocked the Italian city and surrounding region 'like a bomb', sending people running into the streets. Local residents reported hearing a 'roar' and feeling a 'strong tremor' as the 4.6-magnitude quake struck at around 9.15am. The epicentre of the earthquake was just off the coast of the highly active Phlegraean Fields, a volcanic caldera west of the city, at a depth of 1.5 miles. Multiple people living nearby in the seaside town of Bagnoli said it 'seemed like a bomb' had gone off when the quake hit. It measured the same magnitude as an earthquake recorded in the region on March 13, the strongest to hit the region in 40 years. 'We rocked a lot... I'm still shaking,' one woman, living in the Vomero district of the city, told La Repubblica. Another local, who lives in the western Fuorigrotta suburb, described the experience as 'terrifying'. Rail traffic has been temporarily suspended in the city, which is home to more than 900,000 people. No injuries or significant damage have been reported so far, with emergency services assessing he situation in various municipalities this morning. The tremors are part of a seismic swarm, with observers detecting a dozen since just before 9 o'clock this morning and warning that more events cannot be ruled out. The Vesuvius Observatory also recorded a series of small earthquakes overnight, each no greater than magnitude-1. The temblor, of the same magnitude as one that occurred in March and May 2024, was the strongest since the region began scientifically recording quakes some 40 years ago. The most violent earthquake to hit the southern Italian city in recent times - a 6.9-magnitude earthquake in November 1980 - claimed 2,734 lives. The devastating quake also injured more than 8,800 people and laid waste to more than 300 municipalities. The March 13 earthquake which struck the city was initially recorded as being a magnitude of 4.4, but this was later revised to 4.6. The powerful quake, which struck overnight, lasted about 20 seconds and awoke the entire city and large parts of the surrounding region. Firefighters in the western municipality of Pozzuoli pulled an injured woman from the rubble after the ceiling in her house collapsed. There was damage to homes and cars as rocks fell from the facades of the city's old buildings. As with this morning's quake, the epicentre was recorded in the Phlegraean Fields area, beneath which there Europe's largest active volcanic caldera - the hollow left after an eruption. The Phlegraean Fields is an area of ancient volcanos which is seismically and volcanically active. Seismologists have said the latest earthquakes in the Phlegraean Fields area are part of a 'bradyseismic crisis' - which sees the earth slowly rise and fall and has been ongoing since 2005.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Report – Multiple Premier League Clubs Keen To Sign Inter Milan & France Star This Summer
Several clubs in the Premier League are reportedly keen to sign Inter Milan striker Marcus Thuram this summer. This according to today's print edition of Rome-based newspaper La Repubblica, via FCInterNews. They report that a move by the Nerazzurri for Ademola Lookman could open the door for the Frenchman's sale. Marcus Thuram has come to the end of his second season at Inter Milan. The Nerazzurri signed the Frenchman on a free transfer from Borussia Monchengladbach in the summer of 2023. There are not exactly any indications that Inter are looking to sell Thuram this summer. Moreover, the fact that the €85 million release clause in the 27-year-old's contract has expired is certainly a big factor, as Inter aren't obligated to accept any offers. Several Premier League Clubs Interested In Marcus Thuram Nevertheless, the fact that Inter are reportedly working to sign Ademola Lookman could change things quite a bit. After all, the Nerazzurri would be bolstering their attack significantly if they pull off a deal for Lookman. Therefore, it could be the case that Inter are ready to listen to offers for Thuram. And according to La Repubblica, there is still a fair bit of interest in the France international's signature. Above all, the newspaper anticipate, big clubs in the Premier League remain major admirers of Thuram.
