Another

strong earthquake felt also in Genoa at 23:41 last night

, with a magnitude of 3.5.

The epicenter in

Bargagli

, a small town near

Davagna

, at a depth of 8 kilometers.

The earth shook for a few seconds

preceded by a loud roar

, the earthquake was also felt in

Genoa

, in the hinterland and in the coastal municipalities of the province. 

There have been numerous phone calls from citizens to the single emergency number to get information on the earthquake.

At the moment - the firefighters report on Twitter -

no request for intervention has reached the operations room

.

There remains some concern for the repetition of the event.

The governor of the region, Giovanni Toti

: "I am in constant contact with the Regional Civil Protection Operations Room, the commissioner Giampedrone and we have already heard the mayor of Bargagli, Sergio Casalini: for now there are no critical issues and the 118 just contacted does not report emergencies. We will keep you updated ".

So on the social networks the president of Liguria, after the shock.

Bargagli: already hit by an earthquake in September


The small town of Bargagli had already been hit by an earthquake, the town had prepared a "thorough inspection of the hamlets" to check for any damage caused by the earthquake. 


Common

municipality of bargagli

Thus the Mayor in a statement entitled "

Important communication to citizens"

: "It is announced that following the earthquakes that affected the municipal area between Thursday 22 and Friday 23 - he wrote - contacts were made with ANAS to

verify the status of the Traso Bridge

".

The mayor drew up a vademecum for his fellow citizens to follow in the event of new tremors: "Below is a series of suggestions to be adopted in the event that further tremors arise".


The "vademecum" of the mayor 


During the earthquake: 


- If you are in a closed place, put yourself in the opening of a door inserted in a load-bearing wall (the thickest one), near a load-bearing wall, or take shelter under a bed or a resistant table .

In the center of the room you may be hit by falling objects, pieces of plaster, countertops, furniture, etc ... Do not rush out immediately but wait for the shock to end.


-If you are in an open place, move away from buildings, trees, street lamps, power lines as you could be hit by pots, tiles and other materials that could fall.

It is also good to pay attention to other possible consequences, for example collapse of bridges, landslides, gas leaks, etc ...


After the earthquake:


- in the first place it is good to check the health of the surrounding people by calling for help if necessary;


after the shock it is advisable to leave the buildings, but first it is a good idea to shut off the water, electricity and gas.

When exiting, it is advisable not to use lifts, but stairs, making sure that the latter are not damaged.


- Limit the use of mobile phones as much as possible in order to avoid distractions and in order to leave the telephone lines free for any requests for assistance and limit the use of the car so as not to hinder the possible passage of emergency vehicles.