Strong earthquake hits northern Italy after last week's shock

Source: Reuters

A strong earthquake was felt through much of northern Italy on Tuesday, just over a week after a tremor struck the region killing seven people and destroying or damaging hundreds of buildings.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the tremor was a 6.0 magnitude shock, that hit north east of the city of Parma.

The shock follows an earthquake of 6.0 magnitude that had its epicenter in Italy's centre-north, around the Ferrara region.

Messages posted on Twitter and other social media suggested the tremor was felt across Northern Italy.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/29/us-italy-quake-idUSBRE84S08K20120529

This is a shame. I hope the damage isn't too bad and that no more people have been killed.

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Strong earthquake hits northern Italy after last week's shock (Original post)	MADem	May 2012	OP
New earthquake shakes northern Italy - three dead	dipsydoodle	May 2012	#1
La Repubblica reporting 15 dead 7 missing.	FightingIrish	May 2012	#2
A big chunk of my family just left there a few weeks back. Talk about timing! nt	MADem	May 2012	#3

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Tue May 29, 2012, 05:18 AM

dipsydoodle (32,564 posts)

1. New earthquake shakes northern Italy - three dead

A new earthquake has struck the Emilia region in northern Italy, killing at least three people and burying several others under rubble, local media say.

Tuesday's tremor, estimated at 5.8 magnitude, hit the same region where a quake 10 days ago killed seven people and destroyed many buildings.

Two people were killed by the new quake in San Felice and one in Mirandola.

Rescuers are trying to reach four workers buried under rubble in Mirandola, Rai TV news reports.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18247659

Notwithstanding the tragedy of the situation at least the Italians have got the reputation for the world's best response units for these events.

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Tue May 29, 2012, 11:05 AM

FightingIrish (2,354 posts)

2. La Repubblica reporting 15 dead 7 missing.

http://www.repubblica.it/

My son is about 150 miles from the quake zone. There were at least 5 quakes. A friend in Milan is tweeting as he feels them.

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Tue May 29, 2012, 12:59 PM

MADem (85,867 posts)

3. A big chunk of my family just left there a few weeks back. Talk about timing! nt

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