A magnitude 5 earthquake was recorded this morning at 9:50am in the Central Mediterranean, south of the Ionian Sea. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lovin Malta (@lovinmalta)Chances are no one actually felt it, but scientists say it’s another reminder that this part of the Med is still very much active. Interestingly, it’s also one of the least studied seismic zones, mostly because it’s so far from land-based monitoring stations.lovinmalta via Seismic Monitoring and Research Group SMRG at UM•