A series of earthquakes has struck central Italy, with the epicenter identified near Montereale, between L'Aquila and Rieti. There are no reported casualties, but many towns are isolated due to heavy snowfall complicating rescue efforts. Paolo Messina, Director of the Institute of Environmental Geology at CNR, explains that the faults that moved last year and the current ones are different but close to each other. The earthquakes are causing damage and concern among the population, exacerbated by adverse weather conditions. The immediate priority is to rescue people, with many towns isolated and up to two meters of snow making access difficult, necessitating the use of helicopters. The tremors were also felt in the Umbrian Apennine ridge and in the cities of Florence and Rome, leading to precautionary evacuations of schools and the metro in the capital.