Series of earthquakes shakes Italian island paradise - is a new volcano awakening here?. As of: March 13, 2024, 9:46 a.m By: Johannes Welte CommentsPressSplit The Aeolian Islands are a dreamlike idyll.

An earthquake now reminds us of their volcanic origins. On Tuesday (March 12), a magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in the middle of this island paradise. The epicenter was in the sea about 10 km northeast of the coast off the largest island of Lipari, halfway between Salina and Panarea.