The Malta Independent 9 July 2025, Wednesday
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Earthquake between Malta and Sicily goes unnoticed

Malta Independent Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 09:09 Last update: about 12 years ago

An earthquake right in between Malta and Sicily on Tuesday afternoon has gone unnoticed by the populations of both islands – but it has been reported on the website www.meteoweb.eu

The tremor was recorded at 3.51pm on Tuesday, and registered 3.3 on the Richter scale. The epicentre was at a depth of 10.4 kilometres to the south east of Sicily or north east of Malta.

The tremor was not felt on either island and no damages were reported.

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