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Therefore, each inspection had a specific objective: to determine whether the road could remain open or whether it was necessary to restrict traffic.
And while the specialists were analyzing the terrain, the images began to travel much further.
Photographs of a road split by a huge crack are the kind of content that provokes an immediate reaction on social media.
Some users asked if it was a major earthquake.
Others began to directly link the images to Mount Etna.
And some messages exaggerated the situation to the point of presenting the episode as if a gigantic catastrophe were occurring.
But the available data tells a different story.
The earthquake registered a magnitude of 3.9 , and initial reports did not indicate widespread destruction in the area. The most visible damage reported was concentrated on the affected section of highway.
That does not mean the situation should be ignored.
On the contrary.
A crack of that size requires technical inspections because it may pose a danger to those traveling through the area.
In addition, movements associated with active geological structures may require further monitoring.