Tsunami alert after TWELVE quakes off coast of Italy sparking mass evacuations
A TSUNAMI alert is in place after twelve earthquakes hit off the coast of Italy sparking mass evacuations and school closures.
TL;DR
- Twelve earthquakes, with the largest at 5.0 magnitude, hit off the coast of Italy.
- A tsunami alert is in place, leading to mass evacuations and school closures.
- Sicily, particularly Messina and Palermo, has been worst affected.
- The epicenter of the largest tremor was in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea.
- There have been no reports of damage so far.
- The events are compared to a significant earthquake that struck Naples in March 2025.