A magnitude-five earthquake to the south of Malta, was felt across the islands on Tuesday evening followed by two smaller aftershocks. The earthquake, which measured 5.2 on the Richter Scale, struck some 100km south of Malta at 9:25pm, the Seismic Monitoring and Research Group (SMRG) of the University of Malta said. The SMRG also recorded two smaller quakes measuring 4.3 and 3.6 on the Richter Scale at 10:42pm and 11:10pm respectively. The earthquake happened 92km south of Malta at a depth of 10km. Between 17 and 19 January, 10 significant earthquakes were registered in the same area, two of which measured 5.1 on the Richter Scale.

Source: Libya Today January 24, 2023 23:57 UTC