Civil Protection Department in contact with university over tremors

The Civil Protection Department (CPD) is in “continuous contact” with the University of Malta’s science faculty in relation to the numerous tremors felt in Malta over the past days.
Malta has experienced a series of 17 tremors in the past eight days, the epicentre of which was around 120 kilometres south of Malta.
Home Affairs Minister Byron Camilleri said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that CPD workers have also undertaken exercises to prepare for earthquakes “with simulations in the country and intensive training abroad”.

The chain of tremors, detected by the University of Malta’s Seismic Monitoring & Research Group, started on January 17 and were of varying magnitudes, ranging from 3.9 on the Richter scale to a ground-shaking 5.2.
The government has not currently discussed the tremors on “a political level”, Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Monday morning.
Replying to questions from Times of Malta, he could not say whether discussions have taken place at a technical level but promised to verify whether they are happening.
He has yet to confirm or deny the existence of these talks.
Prime Minister Robert Abela responding to questions about the tremors. Video: Chris Sant...