Update: A magnitude 5.1 earthquake was felt across Malta and Gozo in the early hours of this morning, and registered by the Seismic Monitoring and Research Group SMRG – University of Malta.

SMRG at University of Malta recorded the time of the earthquake at 12.19am local time.

It said that the magnitude 5+ earthquake felt early this morning is another earthquake in a series of earthquakes experienced in the last months located about 100-120 km south of Malta.The quake was strong enough to be recorded around the world. SMRG said that it is currently doing updates to their website.

The group urged anyone who felt the earthquake to please fill out the questionnaire available from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre by clicking here.

The earthquake was on the Malta N Fault which is in the Medina Basin in the Pantelleria Rift zone and is much closer to Malta than the cluster of quakes felt in January, according to the Watchmen’s Earth and Space connection, which reports on earthquake activity.

Map by Seismic Monitoring and Research Group SMRG – University of Malta

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