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New earthquake shakes northern Italy | New earthquake shakes northern Italy |
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An earthquake has struck northern Italy, centred on the Emilia region, where a quake 10 days ago killed seven people and damaged many buildings. | |
Tuesday's tremor was estimated at 5.8 and was felt in Milan and Bologna, where office workers were evacuated. | Tuesday's tremor was estimated at 5.8 and was felt in Milan and Bologna, where office workers were evacuated. |
The quake struck 40km north of Bologna and 60km east of Parma, at a depth of 9.6km (six miles), Reuters reports. | |
The tremor happened at 09:03 local time (07:03 GMT). There are no reports of major damage or injuries. | |
But some buildings collapsed in areas hit by the larger 20 May quake, which was magnitude 6.0, the Associated Press said. | |
That quake destroyed many centuries-old buildings of cultural value. It was the worst to hit Italy since the L'Aquila tremor that killed nearly 300 people in 2009. |