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One dead, as shallow 5.3 magnitude earthquake shakes up southern Italy
Posted on October 26, 2012
October 26, 2012 – ITALY – A magnitude 5.3
earthquake struck north of Cosenza in southern Italy early on Friday,
and police said a hospital had been evacuated after cracks were found in
its structure, but there were no reports of injuries. The quake hit at
1:05 a.m. (2305 GMT on Thursday) about 3.8 km (2.4 miles) underground,
north of Cosenza in the Pollino mountains area on the border of the
southern regions of Calabria and Basilicata, according to data from the
Italian Geophysics Institute (INGV). It said on its website that at
least 14 other tremors followed the initial earthquake. An Italian
police official told Reuters a hospital in the small town of
Mormanno had been evacuated as a precautionary measure because some
cracks were found in its structure. Italian news agencies reported
scenes of panic in the hospital and said many inhabitants of Mormanno
and surrounding towns had come out in the streets. At least one death
has been reported due to the quake. –Jerusalem Post Courier Mail
Thanks to: http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com
Posted on October 26, 2012
October 26, 2012 – ITALY – A magnitude 5.3
earthquake struck north of Cosenza in southern Italy early on Friday,
and police said a hospital had been evacuated after cracks were found in
its structure, but there were no reports of injuries. The quake hit at
1:05 a.m. (2305 GMT on Thursday) about 3.8 km (2.4 miles) underground,
north of Cosenza in the Pollino mountains area on the border of the
southern regions of Calabria and Basilicata, according to data from the
Italian Geophysics Institute (INGV). It said on its website that at
least 14 other tremors followed the initial earthquake. An Italian
police official told Reuters a hospital in the small town of
Mormanno had been evacuated as a precautionary measure because some
cracks were found in its structure. Italian news agencies reported
scenes of panic in the hospital and said many inhabitants of Mormanno
and surrounding towns had come out in the streets. At least one death
has been reported due to the quake. –Jerusalem Post Courier Mail
Thanks to: http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com
