2008 Parma earthquake

The 2008 Parma earthquake was an earthquake with a magnitude of approximately 5.2^[1][2] that struck Parma in Emilia-Romagna on the 23 December 2008 at 16:25 CET (local time)^[1] and was reportedly felt in Bologna, Milan and Florence,^[1] and even Trieste.^[2]

Although no injuries^[1] and only minor damage was reported,^[2] 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.^[2]

An aftershock with a magnitude of around 4.7 also struck the Parma area at approximately 23:00 (local time)^[2]

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