4.9
magnitude earthquake creates panic in Central Italy
A
4.8-MAGNITUDE quake hit central Italy late Saturday, shaking
apartment buildings in the centre of Rome and spooking citizens in
the region of Abruzzo, struck by a killer quake in 2009
News,
17
February, 2013
The
quake hit Frosinone, between the capital and the southern city of
Naples, at a depth of 10.7 kilometres according to Italy's Geophysics
Institute. No injuries or damage to buildings were reported.
The
tremors sparked panicked calls in the Abruzzo region to the emergency
services. The medieval town of L'Aquila was hit in 2009 by a
6.3-magnitude quake which killed 309 people, and ruined buildings
still scar the landscape.
Inhabitants
in villages in the national park in Abruzzo raced out of their houses
in panic, according to Italian media reports.
Earlier
on Saturday, three Italian builders and a technician were found
guilty of multiple manslaughter after a dormitory they had restored
and safety approved collapsed during the L'Aquila quake, killing
eight students
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