World Print edition: 2020-05-12

Mild quake shakes Rome

Published May 12, 2020 Updated May 11, 2020 10:27pm

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By BR Web Desk Recorder Report

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Rome is not directly situated in a zone of strong seismic activity, but stronger earthquakes in the neighbouring Abruzzi region have often been felt in the Italian capital.

On April 6, 2009, a quake hit the medieval town of L'Aquila and the surrounding region, killing more than 300 people.

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