Magnitude 5 quake strikes southern Italy

Magnitude 5 quake strikes southern Italy
October 26, 2012 - 10:59 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - A magnitude 5 earthquake struck north of Cosenza in southern Italy early on Friday, Oct 26, and police said a hospital had been evacuated after cracks were found in its structure, but there were no reports of injuries.

The quake hit at 1:05 am (2305 GMT on Thursday) about 6.3 km (3.9 miles) underground, north of Cosenza in the Pollino mountains area on the border of the southern regions of Calabria and Basilicata, according to data from the Italian Geophysics Institute (INGV). It said on its website that at least 14 other tremors followed the initial earthquake.

An Italian police official said a hospital in the small town of Mormanno had been evacuated as a precautionary measure because some cracks were found in its structure.

No injuries were reported, the official said.

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