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On 20 May 2012<\/strong>, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the region of Emilia-Romagna<\/strong>. The seismic event consisted of a series of shocks in the seismic district of the Po Plain of Emilia, mainly in the provinces of Modena, Ferrara, Mantua, Reggio Emilia, Bologna and Rovigo<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

The Emilia earthquake of 20 May 2012<\/strong> The 2012 Emilia earthquake<\/strong> was a seismic event consisting of a series of shocks in the Emilia region, but was also felt in a very large area, including all of Northern-Central Italy and part of Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia, Austria, south-eastern France and southern Germany. Significant precursor phenomena occurred in January, but the first strongest earthquake, magnitude 5.8, was recorded on 20 May 2012<\/strong> at 4:03 a.m. Italian time, with epicentre in the municipal territory of Finale Emilia (MO). <\/p>\n

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How long did the 2012 earthquake last?<\/strong> Following the tremors of 20 May 2012<\/strong>, there were others, including one on 29 May 2012<\/strong> at 9 a.m. The new shock, of magnitude 5.8, was felt throughout Northern Italy, creating panic and unease in many cities, such as Ferrara, Modena, Reggio Emilia, Bologna, Mantua and Rovigo with epicentre in the area between Mirandola, Medolla and San Felice sul Panaro. Three other significant earthquakes of magnitude between 4.9 and 5.5 followed at 9:00 a.m. More earthquakes of magnitude 4.0 occurred on 31 May 2012<\/strong>. A further earthquake swarm with tremors of variable magnitude (smaller on the Richter Scale<\/strong>) was unleashed on the affected area, culminating in a magnitude 5.1 tremor, felt throughout Northern Italy on 3 June 2012<\/strong> at 9:20 p.m. Italian time with epicentre in Novi di Modena. <\/p>\n

What damage was caused by the 2012 Emilia earthquake?<\/strong> The two main seismic events caused a total of 27 victims <\/strong> (22 in collapses, three due to heart attack or illness and two from injuries), mostly employees of destroyed companies. Every 4th June, the victims of the earthquake are remembered, as it is a day of national mourning. <\/p>\n

The 2012 earthquake Emilia on the Mercalli Scale<\/a><\/p>\n

The maximum intensity of the earthquakes<\/strong>, estimated as a cumulation of the effects of the sequence, was equal to VIII<\/strong>, according to the European Macroseismic Scale<\/strong> (EMS-98). The earthquakes of 20 and 29 May 2012<\/strong> caused serious damage to rural and industrial buildings, waterworks, as well as to buildings, historic monuments and civilian buildings made with stone or cobblestone, building materials used long ago. Most of the monuments and places of artistic interest included in an extensive area, between Mantua, Modena and Ferrara, up to some municipalities in the province of Bologna, were seriously damaged or partially collapsed. In some cases, recently built residential buildings were also damaged; this sort of damage is often related to episodes of sand liquefaction. <\/p>\n

The total damage caused by the earthquake that was estimated in a report sent to the EU Commission amounted to \u20ac13,273,000,000.<\/p>\n

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Solidarity actions after the 2012 Emilia earthquake <\/strong> On 22 May 2012, the government announced the allocation of fifty million euros for the damage caused by the earthquake. By Decree-Law No. 74\/2012, the Fund for the reconstruction of the areas affected by the earthquake of 20\u201329 May 2012<\/strong> was established for a minimum amount of 9.26 billion, of which: <\/p>\n