# Multiple quakes off Sicily prompt tsunami alert and school evacuations

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tsunami-alert-for-italy-after-series-of-earthquakes-off-the-coast/
- Published: 2026-10-23T13:15:51+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T13:23:01+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16233201/Tsunami-alert-Italy-series-earthquakes-coast.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
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## Key points

- At least 12 quakes struck off Sicily.
- The strongest reached magnitude 5.0.
- Schools in Palermo and Messina were evacuated.

## Summary

At least 12 earthquakes, reaching magnitude 5.0, were recorded off Sicily on Friday, prompting an orange-level tsunami alert. Authorities evacuated schools in Palermo and Messina and urged residents to keep away from the sea and follow official instructions.

The epicentre was less than 60 miles from Palermo, according to Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology. Sicily’s Civil Protection chief ordered an immediate state of alert, while Palermo’s mayor said authorities were monitoring the situation; the article gives no further details about tsunami effects.

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