Magnitude-6.2 earthquake levels central Italian town; fatalities reported

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credits: Washington Post: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/23/earthquake-shakes-italy-northeast-rome/

 

Magnitude-6.2 earthquake levels central Italian town; fatalities reported
 

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times - Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Central Italy was hit with a series of earthquakes in the early hours of Wednesday morning that led an Italian mayor to say his town had been destroyed and that he feared major fatalities just in his town.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the first quake — a magnitude 6.2 event — struck Perugia province northeast of Rome. The epicenter was about 6 miles southeast of Norcia, USGS reported.

Multiple aftershocks were reported; the earthquake-monitoring center EMSC said 11 had been felt by 11:30 p.m. Tuesday EDT. At least four were major enough for the USGS to track and report — of 4.6, 4.0, 5.5, and 4.3 magnitude.

 

Reports of major damage to the area began trickling in early Wednesday, and the Italian TV network SkyTg24 reported two deaths, an elderly couple, in the town of Arquata del Tronto. 

“The area is gone. There are people under the rubble, I fear there are deaths,†Sergio Perozzi, the mayor of Amatrice, told state broadcaster RAI, according to a computer-assisted translation by The Washington Times.

“We can hear people screaming trapped under the ruins. We need help!†he also said, though he added that access roads into the town were blocked.

 

[Keyben]

Shitty shitty year

RIP and I hope they get out safely 

[valentinna]

omg that's terrible...

 

 

i don't even wake up at night with a 6 magnitude earthquake.. i can't even imagine how terrible it is for other countries..

[bâ„“aster]

That's terrible. Hope many can be saved.

The number of natural disasters increases a lot lately. 

[QueenElizabeth]

That's terrible. Hope many can be saved.

The number of natural disasters increases a lot lately.

It doesn't, there are as many natural disasters as there have always been.

[o d w]

This happened extremely near my hometown ._. luckily my family and I aren't there and everyone I know is safe but... damn 

[Big Stupid Jellyfish]

RIP

[nightmare]

europe getting shook lately. by people and nature

[gretchen]

It's sad this isn't getting as much attention as Hillary's servers.

[Solfa]

An entire city was destroyed, damn. RIP. Stay safe Italy.

 

It doesn't, there are as many natural disasters as there have always been.

 

The region is in a very seismic zone, but the last time an earthquake of this scale that hit Italy it was in 2009. The two dates are too close together and seismologists are worried. Earthquakes have a bad habit of coming in swarms. Let's hope the frequency of big earthquakes doesn't increase.

 

 

 

[QueenElizabeth]

The region is in a very seismic zone, but the last time an earthquake of this scale that hit Italy it was in 2009. The two dates are too close together and seismologists are worried. Earthquakes have a bad habit of coming in swarms. Let's hope the frequency of big earthquakes doesn't increase.

 

 

 

The region has been seismically active since at least the beginning of written history in Italy, the Romans had to deal with earthquakes too. There have been far worse earthquakes in the Italian peninsula in history and there will be far worse in the future, which is just a risk you have in seismically active area's. This idea that earthquakes are happening more frequently is preposterous, not to mention that every single day there are over 5000 earthquakes around the world...some are just heavier than others or cause more casualties than others...but earthquakes don't come in "swarms" (you do have powerful aftershocks that sometimes can occur up to a few years afterwards), and there is no reason to assume that earthquakes are increasing...

[Solfa]

The region has been seismically active since at least the beginning of written history in Italy, the Romans had to deal with earthquakes too. There have been far worse earthquakes in the Italian peninsula in history and there will be far worse in the future, which is just a risk you have in seismically active area's. This idea that earthquakes are happening more frequently is preposterous, not to mention that every single day there are over 5000 earthquakes around the world...some are just heavier than others or cause more casualties than others...but earthquakes don't come in "swarms" (you do have powerful aftershocks that sometimes can occur up to a few years afterwards), and there is no reason to assume that earthquakes are increasing...

 

This is literally shooting the messenger, I'm repeating what I read seismologists in other sites say. They said the two dates are disturbingly close, but for now it's just the worst case scenario. It's their job to be worried about this, no?

[QueenElizabeth]

This is literally shooting the messenger, I'm repeating what I read seismologists in other sites say. They said the two dates are disturbingly close, but for now it's just the worst case scenario. It's their job to be worried about this, no?

I'm not shooting no messenger, I would like to read those websites because those seismologists would be making claims that completely go against everything we know and understand about how the earth's crust moves.

[Solfa]

I'm not shooting no messenger, I would like to read those websites because those seismologists would be making claims that completely go against everything we know and understand about how the earth's crust moves.

 

I posted an entire map cataloging 19.000 earthquakes, showing where they are more common and you still doubt me that I don't know this. Frankly, you even corrected me for something I didn't say or imply. I made use of adjectives for a reason, but you ignored them completely. I don't wanna stay here bickering about language anymore.

 

With everything said, I retract what I said about this earthquake being strong, I learned it wasn't very strong, it was pretty average. The town's buildings were just too old to handle it, i.e. they don't have the same security measures the newer building have. 

[QueenElizabeth]

I posted an entire map cataloging 19.000 earthquakes, showing where they are more common and you still doubt me that I don't know this. Frankly, you even corrected me for something I didn't say or imply. I made use of adjectives for a reason, but you ignored them completely. I don't wanna stay here bickering about language anymore.

 

With everything said, I retract what I said about this earthquake being strong, I learned it wasn't very strong, it was pretty average. The town's buildings were just too old to handle it, i.e. they don't have the same security measures the newer building have. 

 

Yes, they are more common there but the whole point is about that there is no such thing as "earthquakes coming in swarms"...Italy is just a country prone to earthquakes, always has been and will be for millions of years to come. It's the "scientists claiming earthquakes come in swarms" or "scientists think the number of earthquakes worldwide is increasing" which is just not true...

[Solfa]

Yes, they are more common there but the whole point is about that there is no such thing as "earthquakes coming in swarms"...Italy is just a country prone to earthquakes, always has been and will be for millions of years to come. It's the "scientists claiming earthquakes come in swarms" or "scientists think the number of earthquakes worldwide is increasing" which is just not true...

 

Earthquake swarm is a real term.

[QueenElizabeth]

Earthquake swarm is a real term.

Yes, for earthquakes preceding vulcanic eruptions, which there is a big lack of in middle-Italy...If this was Naples or Catania there might be a "swarm". There is no such thing in the area of Rome, which we are talking about

[Solfa]

Yes, for earthquakes preceding vulcanic eruptions, which there is a big lack of in middle-Italy...If this was Naples or Catania there might be a "swarm". There is no such thing in the area of Rome, which we are talking about

I get it, but ffs, I never said any of them "scientists claiming earthquakes come in swarms" (but I did say that earthquake swarms are a real thing) or "scientists think the number of earthquakes worldwide is increasing" you misunderstood, you put words in my mouth. Seriously, read it again, where did I ever say them? 

[lusci]

All my thoughts goes to Italy my neighbour country. RIP

[azure]

Horrible. Just horrible. I cannot imagine what it must be like being trapped underneath the rubble.

[ZIC]

I saw it on the news and It looked like a scene from a nightmare Amatrice was completley distroyed and on the side were people who were looking for their loved ones trough the ruins