[h=1]Italy earthquake: Why did no-one die in the latest disaster in Norcia?[/h]
- 31 October 2016
- From the section Europe
Mr Valensise says: "The 24 August earthquake was the first earthquake of the sequence. It happened in the night and there was absolutely no warning. When it came to Norcia, the region had been struck already.
"Many people had already gone elsewhere for fear of the strikes."
But there is also one other, so far unexplained, reason. Despite registering as a stronger earthquake than the one in August, it may have actually been weaker.
Geologists are trying to work out exactly why.
"This was a different sort of earthquake," says Mr Valensise. "We are still investigating the details as it has only been 24 hours since the event...