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Trains delayed in southern Italy after 4.3-magnitude earthquake shakes Calabria

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Trains delayed in southern Italy after 4.3-magnitude earthquake shakes Calabria
A view of the coast from the town of Riace in Calabria. Photo: Alberto Pizzoli

No major damage was reported after an earthquake was felt across much of the southern Italian region of Calabria on Thursday.

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Calabria was hit by a 4.3-magnitude earthquake on Thursday morning, the National Institute of Geology and Volcanology (INGV) has confirmed.

The earthquake was felt most strongly on the south-western Calabrian coast, affecting Catanzaro, Vibo Valentia, Reggio di Calabria, at 10.19am on Thursday, the institute said.

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No serious injury or damage has been reported, firefighters said, though schools and public offices in the area were evacuated according to reports in Italian media.

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Trains were stopped for several hours, including at least five high-speed services bound for Rome, leading to knock-on delays across the rail network, news agency Ansa reports. Major roads in the region remained open.

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