According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, the second significant seismic event to hit northern Italy in just over a week occurred at 12:55 p.m. local time on Tuesday. The US Geological Survey issued a moment magnitude of 5.8 for the event. The Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) issued a local magnitude of 5.8. Focal depth is estimated at between 9.6 km (USGS) and 10 km (INGV), making this a shallow event. It is still in the early aftermath of this event. Based on reports so far, however, AIR…
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