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Earthquake near Lucca in Tuscany

January 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment

A few minutes ago via twitter I was told by one of my followers in Pistoia that Florence and Pisa had been rattled by an earthquake. A quick search revealed that a magnitude 4.8 or so tremor hit at 15:48 Italian time. The epicentre was some 13 miles (30 kilometres) north of seaside … [Read more...]

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Earthquake Hits Pollino Area of South Italy

October 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Last night a magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit the Pollino national park area the Calabria region of southern Italy last night. People took to the streets and one elderly person died of a heart attack. Damage to buildings has occurred and tremors are continuing. Mormanno, at town in the Cosenza … [Read more...]

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Sentencing Earthquake Scientists: An Unjust and Unjustified Court Decision in Italy

October 24, 2012 by 10 Comments
Damage Caused by the Modena Area Earthquakes

A court in L'Aquila, a town in Italy's Abruzzo region badly hit by an earthquake in April 2009, found Italy's Serious Risks Commission guilty of providing "inaccurate, incomplete and contradictory" information on the risk of a major earthquake occurring.  In other words, the commission did not … [Read more...]

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Rome Hit By Earthquake

July 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Today at 5:13 pm, a 3.5 Richter scale earthquake was felt in Rome, Italy. While the earthquake caused plenty of concern, and worried citizens of the Eternal City took to the streets, there are no reports of damage to property or people so far according to civil defence authorities. Rome's … [Read more...]

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Earthquake in the Ravenna Area of Italy

June 6, 2012 by 2 Comments

This morning at 6:08am, a magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred in the Ravenna area of Italy.  There are no reports of loss of life or injuries, but some masonry was dislodged from buildings. The latest earthquake was felt in Rimini and Venice to the north.  The tremor was also felt in the Marche … [Read more...]

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What’s Behind the Modena Area Earthquakes?

June 4, 2012 by 5 Comments
Damage Caused by the Modena Area Earthquakes

The area around Modena and Mantua in Italy has been hit my many hundreds of earth tremors and several sizable earthquakes in recent weeks. Although Italy is a seismically active country, the Modena area earthquakes have taken many by surprise because the zone was not considered to be a high risk … [Read more...]

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What is Going on Near Modena?

May 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Aside from the destruction caused by the earthquakes in the Modena area of Italy, the aspect which is really odd is the number of earth tremors happening in this area of Italy. The Modena area could well be the most seismically active zone on the planet at the moment. According to the U.S. … [Read more...]

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Earthquakes in Milan and Modena

May 29, 2012 by 3 Comments
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A few minutes ago the earth started shaking in Milan.  Via Twitter reports are coming through of a magnitude 5.8 Richter scale earthquake with its epicenter in the already earthquake damaged areas around Modena in Italy. The tremor I felt in Milan started just after 9:00 am this morning and was … [Read more...]

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Italy Earthquake May 2012 – Contact Friends and Loved Ones

May 21, 2012 by 3 Comments

In response to a comment on the article on the earthquakes which shook Italy up last Sunday 20th May, here is a brief article which can be used by anyone trying to find or contact friends or relatives who are in Italy at the moment to find out if they are OK. Simply leave your message in the … [Read more...]

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An Earthquake Alarm

May 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
An Earthquake Alarm

The recent reports of earthquakes in Italy have been perturbing, to say the least.  So, I wondered, does any kind of simple earthquake alarm exist?  A quick hop over to Amazon.com revealed that such things do exist and, apparently, work, or so says one user. "I live in San Diego.  After the … [Read more...]

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