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An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 was recorded near Pisa - people took to the streets

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The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology recorded an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 at a depth of 8 km, 7 km from Pisa. The tremors were felt in northern Tuscany, with hundreds of people calling the emergency number 112.

An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 was recorded near Pisa - people took to the streets

On the morning of Tuesday, August 4, the National Institute for Geological Research recorded an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 at a depth of 8 km with its epicenter 7 kilometers west of Pisa. This is reported by UNN citing ANSA.

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The tremors were felt throughout northern Tuscany, in the neighboring provinces of Lucca and Massa-Carrara, and as far as the province of Florence.

At the same time, a few days earlier, on the night of July 30-31 at 1:30 a.m., the National Institute of Geology and Volcanology (INGV) recorded an earthquake of magnitude 2.8 also in the Pisa area, with its epicenter located 3 km from the municipality of San Giuliano and 4 km from Pisa.

Hundreds of calls to the single regional emergency number 112 after the strong tremor, many people took to the streets

- said Governor Eugenio Giani.

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