A 4.2 magnitude earthquake rocked
the provinces of Potenza and Matera in the southern region of
Basilicata on Tuesday.
The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) said
the quake occurred just after 10am some six kilometres from the
province of Potenza town of Vaglio at a depth of 14.3
kilometres.
Pupils were evacuated from some schools and many office workers
took to the streets.
There were no initial reports of anyone being hurt or of major
damage.
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