Earthquake 4.6 in Muccia (Macerata) hits bell tower of Santa Maria di Varano, museum venue

This morning, at 5:11 a.m., a magnitude 4.6 earthquake occurred with an epicenter two kilometers from Muccia, in the province of Macerata, Marche.

There were no casualties, however, the small bell tower of the 16th-century church of Santa Maria di Varano, where the Archaeological Museum “Muccia: ancient crossroads of the Apennines” is located, was affected.Breaking the news of the damage sustained by the bell tower, which suffered a partial detachment, is Mayor Mario Baroni, who says investigations are underway to see if there is further damage to the few houses that remain habitable in the village.

In Muccia out of 920 inhabitants, 550 are housed in Sae (emergency housing solutions), 120-130 people are in habitable houses and the rest are in independent accommodation or with relatives. Mayor Baroni comments, “It is a continuous drip that is unnerving us and that does not stop: the tremors have been repeated for several days, even with an escalation in intensity.”

The earthquake was felt over a wide area, including Umbria and Lazio, also hitting L’Aquila and touching Rome.

Photo: Elena Marchionni via Facebook

Earthquake 4.6 in Muccia (Macerata) hits bell tower of Santa Maria di Varano, museum venue

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