Vesuvius: 11 earthquake shocks since this morning. The director of the Observatory: 'Normal activity'

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A seismic swarm of 11 tremors, all of them low magnitude, has been affecting the crater area of ​​Vesuvius since dawn today. The Vesuvius Observatory recorded the seismic events, with the first shock this morning at 6:21 a.m., measuring 1.5 on the Richter scale. The latest event recorded by the INGV seismographs occurred at 8:21 p.m. this evening. The highest-magnitude shock was detected at 4:55 p.m. today at a depth of 1.5 kilometers and measured 2.3 on the Richter scale. Francesca Bianco, director of the Vesuvius Observatory, said: "There is absolutely nothing to be alarmed about. This is normal volcano activity."

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