Strong earthquake felt in Milan

The land has trembled loudly. Almost everyone has heard it a Milano, and in many other areas of the Lombardy. At about 11.35 today, Saturday 18 December, was in fact recorded a violent earthquake, clearly perceived by citizens, and many are I went down to the street. According to data released by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Ingv), the intensity hovers between magnitude 4.3 and 4.8, with its epicenter in Bonate Sotto, in the province of Bergamo, to a depth of 26 kilometers.

About twenty minutes away, there was one second shock of lower magnitude, estimated around 2.2, with epicenter at Osio Sotto. Fortunately, according to the operations room of the fire brigade command, no details are reported critical issues in the Milanese capital and no calls have arrived at 118 for now request interventions. “At the time of the earthquake I was in my office and I didn’t feel it that much», He told theAdnkronos the mayor of Bonate Sotto, Carlo Previtali.

“I am took to the street and I have not seen people in panic, nor particular alarmism. Now we will obviously do all of them checks and controls of the case on buildings “. Meanwhile, in the Milanese district of City of Studies, a middle school was evacuated as a precaution, and high school students a Treviglio e Lecco. Yes, because the first shock was clearly felt throughout the region: in Bergamo and Brescia, but also in What, in the Pavese and in Brianza.

And so, even on social networks, they go crazy the reactions: from «never heard of such a thing in Milan» to «it seemed to be on rollercoaster“. However, the situation seems to have returned to normality, but the alert remains high.

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