The earthquake in Italy was the strongest in the region in the last 100 years.

The 5.7 Richter-scale earthquake that shook Italy’s Adriatic coast on Wednesday was the strongest in this region of the country in nearly 100 years.

The northern coast of the Marche region has not experienced such a severe earthquake since 1930, with a 5.8 tremor on the outskirts of the city of Senigallia.

“The earthquake was caused by the front of the Apennine ridge, which is buried under the Adriatic Sea and is shortening by two to four millimeters per year,” said Carlo Doglioni, president of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV).

So far, the earthquake has caused more than 70 aftershocks that have decreased in magnitude. There have been several earthquakes greater than 5.7 in Italy in recent years, but their epicenters are in other parts of the country. (ANSA).

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