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2002 Molise Earthquake
The 2002 Molise earthquake hit the Italian regions of Molise and Apulia on October 31. The shock had a moment magnitude of 5.9. Most of the victims were killed and injured when a school collapsed in the town of San Giuliano di Puglia: 26 of the 51 schoolchildren died, together with one of their teachers. In particular, none of the nine children in the school's 4th Year (mostly born in 1996) survived. -
2008 Parma earthquake
The 2008 Parma earthquake struck the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy on 23 December at 16:25 CET with a magnitude of approximately 5.2 and was felt in Bologna, Milan and Florence and even Trieste.
Although no injuries and only minor damage was reported, the earthquake was relatively strong for the area, with the last strong earthquake in Italy (with a magnitude of approximately 5.4) being in 2002 in Molise.
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2009 L'Aquila earthquake
The 2009 L'Aquila earthquake occurred in the region of Abruzzo, in central Italy. The main shock occurred at 03:32 CEST on 6 April 2009.
The earthquake was felt throughout central Italy; 308 people died, making this the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake. -
2012 Northern Italy earthquakes
In May 2012, two major earthquakes occurred in Northern Italy, causing 27 deaths and widespread damage. The first earthquake, registering magnitude 5.9, struck in the Emilia-Romagna region, about 36 kilometres (22 mi) north of the city of Bologna, on 20 May 2012 at 04:03 local time. Two aftershocks of magnitude 5.2 occurred, one approximately an hour after the main event and another approximately eleven hours after the main event. Seven people were killed.
