Sunday, October 30, 2016

Earthquake Today

Today, we felt an earthquake.  Around 7:42 a.m. local time, the bed shook for less than a minute and the chandelier above swung back and forth for a couple of minutes. 

The earthquake was felt in much of Italy.  It was centered in the mountains about 100 miles southeast of Florence, in the same region as three other earthquakes over the past two months. 

Here is some data from the scientists: 

      Magnitude     Mw 6.5
      Region     CENTRAL ITALY
      Date time     2016-10-30 06:40:18.3 UTC
      Location     42.84 N ; 13.11 E

We are fine here in Florence.  However, early reports near the epicenter are grim.

Stay safe. 

 

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