The Malta Independent 15 May 2024, Wednesday
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Earthquake hits halfway between Malta and Tunisia

Friday, 3 June 2016, 15:26 Last update: about 9 years ago

An earthquake has hit the channel between Malta and Tunisia just before noon today, Italian media report.

The tremor was registered at 4.3 on the Richter scale, 8 kilometres below sea level, and hit at 11.59am.

Several people contacted The Malta Independent to say that they had felt the earth shake for a few seconds. The tremor was also felt in Lampedusa and Linosa.

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