Overall Green Earthquake alert in Italy on 18 Sep 2023 03:10 UTC

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M 5.1 in Italy on 18 Sep 2023 03:10 UTC

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This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	EQ 1392017
Earthquake Magnitude:	5.1M
Depth:	10 Km
Lat/Lon:	44.0366 , 11.6645
Event Date:	18 Sep 2023 03:10 UTC 18 Sep 2023 05:10 Local
Exposed Population:	10 thousand in MMI&>=V
Inserted at:	18 Sep 2023 03:28 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:	2.4 (Italy)

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	Earthquake (Rapid Impact)		GDACS score
NEIC	0		0
us7000kwdw	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 rapid impact	0
	C2 rapid impact	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	0

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Italy - Earthquake (ECHO 19 Sep 2023)Tue, 19 Sep 2023 10:59

An earthquake of 5.1 M (4.9 as registered by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, INGV) at a depth of 8 km occurred in Tuscany Region (central Italy) on 18 September at 3.10 UTC (5.10 local time). The epicentre was located 3 km south-west of Marradi village (Metropolitan City of Florence).
A foreshock of 3.4 M and several aftershocks up to 3.0 M have been recorded by the INGV in the area.
Media and local authority report, as of 18 September, 30 evacuated people in Marradi village, light damage to some buildings and school closures in the localities close to the epicentre. According to the Civil Protection of the Metropolitan City of Florence, schools will be closed on 19 September in the villages of Palazzuolo sul Senio and Marradi.
Numerous stability checks are currently being carried out by firefighters.

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