Re: Magnitude 5.3 - NORTHERN ITALY
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http://unionesarda.ilsole24ore.com/mondo/?contentId=55962
Google translation:
Earthquake in central-north
Quake of magnitude 5.2
The quake, of magnitude 5.2 and the epicenter of the provinces of Parma and Reggio (between Traversetolo, Neviano of Arduini, Vetto and Canossa), has frightened many people, who have stormed the centers of the fire service and forces' order
A strong shock and insistent, with epicenter in Emilia felt for several interminable seconds to 16.25 in different parts of North and Central Italy, has caused apprehension and fear in the population, but fortunately no wounded and damage is estimated limited the investigations made up to evening from Prefectures, in agreement with the Civil Defense and local authorities. The quake, of magnitude 5.2 and the epicenter of the provinces of Parma and Reggio (between Traversetolo, Neviano of Arduini, Vetto and Canossa), has frightened many people, who have stormed the centers of the fire service and forces' order.
In the evening, at the headquarters of the Prefecture of Parma, a summit with the participation of the undersecretary Guido Bertolaso, and the chairman of the Region Emilia-Romagna, Vasco Errani, to take stock of the situation. A meeting - held to clarify and reaffirm the head of Civil Defense regional, Demetrio Egidi - "not dictated by a situation of gravity, because there are no injuries or homes to collapse." Errani anticipated that the team will leave tomorrow to see the damage: "Certainly a significant event will have priority in the declaration of a state of emergency, but everything worked as it should have." The quake was also felt in Milan, Genoa, Venice, even in Florence. A Lecco left several people from the offices and factories, especially in the area of the lake. "The quake was shallow, and this explains the fact that it was distinctly felt in several provinces," said Egidi. The chairman of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), Enzo Boschi, did not exclude the risk of further shocks of adjustment in the next few hours. Diverse, but none seriously, they came to power operating in the provinces of Parma and Reggio. In some areas, telephones were isolated, and those phones that in some cases fixed; Langhirano to (Parma) is a burst gas pipeline on a provincial road, a Mamiano there was a substantial collapse of rubble; damage to Felino church and the church of Saint Ambrose, in the area of Neviano. In Reggiano injuries have been reported particularly in the church and bell tower of Quattro Castella, the temple was closed to the cult precautionary and tomorrow we will decide whether the church will host the Christmas celebrations. In San Polo d'Enza in different merchandise stores fell from the shelves, at Santa Maria Nuova di Reggio were removed small pieces of plaster in some areas, especially in neonatology, but the situation did not cause concern. Trenitalia has temporarily stopped rail traffic on the lines Bologna-Verona-Bologna and Milan, a necessary precaution - he did know RFI - to make the necessary checks on infrastructure. The interruption lasted little more than twenty minutes and created delays between 30 and 120 minutes. The Inter-Agency for the Po (Aipo) has ordered inspections of sull'asta river, but were not noted "critical elements". I reggiani, in particular, have relived the fear of the earthquake of 15 October 1996, when shortly before midday a quake of 7 or grade, with epicenter in Novellara, caused the deaths of two elderly for heart attack, severe damage to buildings, churches and public infrastructure and forced reggiani 650 (and about ninety Modena) to leave homes at risk. The damages were measured in hundreds of billions of lire.
23/12/2008 22:18
