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Magnitude 4.4 Quake Off Italy’s Marche Coast Rattles Ancona Area

Fano launched precautionary school inspections to reassure residents after the offshore tremor.

Overview

  • INGV measured a magnitude 4.4 earthquake at about 12:13–12:14 local time offshore of the Pesaro-Urbino coast near Senigallia at roughly 8 km depth.
  • The epicenter lay offshore about 32 km east of Fano, and the shaking was widely felt along the central-northern Marche coast from Ancona to Senigallia.
  • Residents reported floors and windows shaking, according to social media posts cited by local outlets.
  • Authorities reported no injuries or structural damage as of the latest updates.
  • Fano’s mayor, Luca Serfilippi, activated the municipal operations center and ordered preventive inspections of all school buildings, with monitoring continuing in a region previously hit by stronger quakes in 2022.