Thursday,
October 26, 2006
Seaquake Shakes Southern Italy Near
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The
quake, which measured 5.7 on the Richter scale is rather strong, but combination of the offshore location, and the epicentre at a depth of more than 200 metres
spared damage, but sent people running out onto the streets in fear.
200
sea tremors have been recorded in the area over the past 20 years. That's
almost one a month!!!!!!
SEAQUAKE
SHAKES
But
offshore epicentre prevents damage
(ANSA) -
October 26, 2006
The quake,
which measured 5.7 on the Richter scale, struck at around 16.30 local time in
the waters between
Experts said
the epicentre was near the volcanic
While it was
felt most strongly in
Civil
protection officials said they were thankful the quake occurred at such a
depth, stressing that it could have caused major damage if had been closer to
the surface or nearer the shoreline .
The head of
the national geophysics and volcanology institute,
Enzo Boschi, said that "the depth of the epicentre reduced the destructive capacity"! .
But he also
stressed that the phenomenon was common in the area concerned
.
"There is
no cause for concern... There are certain zones where such deep earthquakes can
occur and the area between Stromboli and
Boschi said that some 200
sea tremors had been recorded in the area over the past 20 years, 50 of which
were similar to Thursday's .
But another
expert, Professor Ignazio Guerra of the
"We have
recorded numerous earthquakes in those waters but this was particularly
strong," he said .
The last major
earthquake to hit
The force of
the quake toppled a school in the
In November
1997, another major quake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale rocked the
central-northern regions of
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