mb 6.3 CENTRAL ITALY

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Magnitude mb 6.3Region CENTRAL ITALYDate time 2016-10-26 19:18:11.3 UTCLocation 43.04 N ; 13.21 EDepth 60 km



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[MorningSong]

Here we go again....

The swarms of EQs have never stopped after the big EQ in August... in fact they spread all the way up into Switzerland, one 3.4M on Oct 10th I definately felt.

The biggies started showing up again yesterday with a 5.4M at 5:10 pm local time, located in the region of Macerato, 36 Km east of Foligno adn about 30 km north of the area hit last August.

This was followed by a 5.9M (obviously downgraded from the first reports) at 7:18 pm local time, epicenter at Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Macerata Region about 14 km from Norcia (the epicenter of the August EQ).

That was followed by a 4.5M at 9:42pm local time, same epicenter.

This morning, a 4.0M at 3:19 am local time, a 4.4M at 3:50 am and a 4.3M at 8:21 am local time were registered.

In between these stronger EQs, there are numerous, almost every 10-15 minutes, small quakes in the 2M range.

I'm tking these values from the Italian INGV site...EQ strength values may vary on other monitoring sites (and they usually do).

Additional damage to the Amatrice area, hit by the EQ in August, has been reported.

Damage in the area of the new epicenter are slowly being reported:

http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20161027&t=2&i=1159172308&w=&fh=&fw=&ll=780&pl=468&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC9Q0DW



World News | Thu Oct 27, 2016 | 5:01am EDT
Quakes cause fear, injuries, widespread damage in central Italy

CAMPI, Italy

Daylight revealed widespread damage in central Italy on Thursday after strong earthquakes overnight that caused panic and fear among residents just two months after a quake nearby killed hundreds.

No one was killed this time, but dozens of people sustained minor injuries and about four others more serious ones, Italy's Civil Protection Agency said.

Many residents of Campi, a town of about 200, slept in their cars as aftershocks rocked the Umbria, Marche and Lazio regions throughout the night. The earthquake on Aug. 24 in the same area killed nearly 300 people and destroyed several towns.

"I can't shake off the fear," said Mauro Viola, 64, who said he had not sleep and had spent the night outside.

Police had blocked off the road to his home with a park bench, and Viola said a chapel beyond his house had collapsed.

The three quakes, about two hours apart, damaged several buildings, including Campi's late 14th century church, San Salvatore a Campi di Norcia, whose rose-windowed facade was reduced to rubble.

The quakes were probably a result of August's seismic break, Massimiliano Cocco from Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology told the Corriere della Sera newspaper.

The first tremor measured magnitude 5.4, causing many people to flee their homes and the second was stronger at 6.1 magnitude. A 4.9 aftershock came a couple hours after that, and dozens of weaker ones followed.

Rescue workers set up some 50 beds in a quake-proof building for people who could not sleep in their homes.

"The first tremor damaged buildings, with the second one we had collapses," fire department official, Rosario Meduri, said.

He had come from southern Italy before Wednesday's tremors to help secure structures damaged by the August earthquake that hit some 50 km (30 miles) to the south.

While massive boulders that tumbled down the valley had yet to be cleared from the roads, on the whole there was a sense of relief.

The fact that the first earthquake was weaker than the second probably helped save lives because most people had already left their homes, Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said on state radio.

He also said that a decree now being voted on by parliament to pay for the immediate costs of the August tremor could be extended to cover the latest series of quakes.

(Writing by Steve Scherer; Editing by Louise Ireland)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-quake-idUSKCN12Q2FR?il=0

Several areas have been evacuated and the RAI24News channel has reported that circa 2500 people might be temporarily transfered to the coastal region (like they did in August).

I will try to update as the news comes in.

[MorningSong]

Unlike the August EQ, yesterday and today's quakes are getting a bit less airtime on the Italian news outlets. There are some updates but no live coverage as two months ago.

Here's a bit of news:


Two Earthquakes Shake Up Central Italy

By ELISABETTA POVOLEDOOCT. 26, 2016

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The Church of San Sebastiano stood amid damaged houses in Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Italy, after an earthquake on Wednesday. Credit Sandro Perozzi/Associated Press

ROME — Two powerful earthquakes rattled central Italy on Wednesday, knocking down electrical and telephone lines, damaging buildings and frightening the residents of several towns already unnerved by an earthquake that killed nearly 300 people two months ago.

The two quakes — one measuring 5.4, the other 5.9, according to Italy’s national volcanology center — were two hours apart on Wednesday evening, and caused damage to a number of buildings in several central Italian towns. They were part of the same seismic activity that began with the Aug. 24 quake in the Apennine Mountains.

The epicenters were in the province of Macerata, near the towns of Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Visso and Ussita, but the quakes were felt as far away as Veneto in the north, and even many Romans — including employees of the Foreign Ministry, which was evacuated — took to the streets after buildings began to tremble.

The situation is “not so catastrophic” as could have been expected after such a powerful quake, Fabrizio Curcio, the head of Italy’s civil protection department, said at a news conference on Wednesday evening.

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Residents walked through rubble in the village of Visso, in central Italy. Credit Matteo Crocchioni/ANSA, via Associated Press

He said several people had gone to hospital emergency rooms for light injuries and panic attacks. A third quake measuring 4.6 struck shortly before midnight. “You can understand how these sequences can strain people,” he said. Many people had decided not to spend the night in their homes, he said, so several towns had set up temporary lodgings.

Officials said civil protection workers and firefighters, including teams trained to find people in rubble, were on site in the stricken towns to monitor developments.

But steady rainfall and darkness made a thorough evaluation more difficult, Mr. Curcio said. “We’ll know more as assistance to the areas continues,” and with the approach of daylight, he added.

On Wednesday night, many in the quake zones opted to forgo temporary lodgings and slept in their cars, Italian television reported.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/27/world/europe/italy-earthquakes.html?_r=0


The authorities are asking people who have had to leave/lost their homes to find another housing solution on their own or go to hotels (contracted by the gov't) to wait out the calming of the earthquake swarms.

The mayor of Visso has stated that the whole town has been destroyed or damaged.

Several churches in the area have completely collapsed. Roads and tunnels have closed and many are closed due to cracks and landsliding.

Although the weather is clear, temperatures during the night can reach 0°C. Many people have chosen to stay/sleep in their cars or improvised camping in fields.

Geologists are saying that they are expecting yet a larger quake.

[Ba-ba-Ra]

Unlike the August EQ, yesterday and today's quakes are getting a bit less airtime on the Italian news outlets. There are some updates but no live coverage as two months ago.



I can't help but wonder if the reason it is not getting the coverage is because they know they caused it (perhaps inadvertently or perhaps not). There is an underground particle laboratory close by the epicenter where - if I understand correctly - energy can flow from Cern.

Moderators: I couldn't decide if I should make this a separate thread. Please feel free to use your own judgment.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af0m5hoknXE

[MorningSong]

Yes. This was brought up in August as well.

In 2011, the then new Education Minister Gelmini blew the lid off that secret...ha ha!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laboratori_Nazionali_del_Gran_Sasso

Thanks for brinig it up, Ba-ba-Ra.... we all need to keep all the cards on the table.

I think the solar wind and coronal holes have a part s well. See this post I made just a bit ago:

http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?29825-Sun-Stuff-What-s-up-&p=1108688&viewfull=1#post1108688