Sicily rocked by 10 earthquakes up to 5.5 magnitude as Palermo schools evacuated

Sicily rocked by 10 earthquakes up to 5.5 magnitude as Palermo schools evacuated Sicily has seen 10 earthquakes in quick succession, with the strongest registering a magnitude of 5.5 - schools in Palermo have been evacuated As many as 10 earthquake have struck Sicily in quick succession. The tremors occurred just off the coast of Palermo, with the strongest registering a magnitude of 5.5 and striking at around 12:19pm local time. According to data from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, the epicentre was in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea northwest of the Aeolian Islands. Schools have been evacuated in Palermo, the capital of Sicily, as a precaution. The courthouse in Trapani has been evacuated, while residents across the island took to the streets when they felt the shaking. On the nearby island of Filicudi, a rock face has reportedly collapsed. Prior to the 5.5 magnitude quake, a 4.3 magnitude tremor occurred at 11:51am with a depth of 24km. Magnitude 3.6 and 3.3 quakes came before that, as well as six more with a magnitude of at least 3.