Tremor hits Malta, epicentre off Mellieħa

Tremor hits Malta, epicentre off Mellieħa

Updated 12.35amA tremor measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale hit Malta late on Thursday, with its epicentre just 16 km off Mellieħa.The tremor hit around 11.57pm, shaking many parts of the island.The quake had a very shallow depth of 5km. It is the first time in recent memory that the epicentre of the quake was...

Malta Rattled by First Local Epicentre Earthquake in Years

​A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck Malta late Thursday night, with tremors felt across the islands. The quake occurred at 11:57 p.m., with its epicentre located approximately 16 kilometres off Mellieħa. The Seismic Monitoring & Research Group at the University of Malta recorded the event, noting that the shaking lasted for several seconds. Residents from various localities, including St. Paul’s Bay and Cospicua, reported feeling the tremors, wit…

Ħassejtu? 3.5 Magnitude Tremor Hits Malta With Epicentre Just Off Mellieħa

A tremor measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale was felt across Malta late on Thursday night, with the epicentre just 16km off the coast of Mellieħa. The quake struck at around 11.57pm with a shallow depth of just 5km, shaking homes and prompting a wave of social media reactions from people all over the island. Some people shared that they felt the building they were in shake with some saying the experience spooked them.   View this post on Instag…

Shortly before midnight, a tremor measuring 3.5 on the Richter Scale was felt in several locations in Malta and Gozo, with the epicentre 16 kilometres away from Mellieħa. Some are saying that this is one of the closest epicentres to Malta in recent history. ADVERTISEMENT SCROLL TO CONTINUE Hundreds of people took to social media to comment on the tremor, with some locations feeling it more than others. Another tremor occurred last Wednesday.