Northern Italy is rattled by a 4.5-magnitude earthquake near the heart of the coronavirus crisis
- the earthquake struck near Coli in the region of Emilia-Romagna this morning
- The epicentre was around 42 miles north-east of Genoa and 60 miles from Milan
- Emilia-Romagna and nearby Lombardy are the worst-affected virus regions
- Learn more about how to help people impacted by COVID
By
Tim Stickings For Mailonline
Published:
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Northern
(Italy) was rattled by an earthquake near the heart of the (coronavirus) outbreak today.
The 4.5-magnitude tremor struck near Coli in the region of Emilia-Romagna, around miles north-east of Genoa and 60 miles south of Milan.
Emilia-Romagna has more than 029, 11 virus cases and the epicentre was near the border with Lombardy, which has recorded more than , infections.
Some people reported seeing their furniture shake and a ‘slight wave movement’ in Genoa while another witness said the earthquake felt like a passing truck.
This map shows the epicentre of the 4.5-magnitude earthquake today, around miles from Genoa and miles from Milan
The US Geological Survey says the quake struck at 15. 60 am local time at a depth of six miles with an epicentre near Coli.
Coli is a commune in the province of Piacenza, which has recorded 3, cases of coronavirus since the outbreak began.
The wider region of Emilia-Romagna has confirmed , cases including 2, deaths, more than many countries.
Lombardy has seen
, cases and , deaths and has been under lockdown since March 8, slightly longer than the rest of Italy. Emilia-Romagna has people currently in intensive care with coronavirus, while neighbor Lombardy has 1, .
Hospitals in northern Italy have been overwhelmed and doctors have been forced into agonising life-or-death decisions over who should receive intensive care.
The number of new cases has slowed in Italy, while the death toll is down from a peak but its decline has stalled in recent days.
Italy can be prone to earthquakes, notably a 6.2-magnitude quake which killed nearly (people in the town of Amatrice and nearby villages in .
Modena in northern Italy was hit by a 5.8-magnitude quake in which killed (people and injured another 788.
A medical worker wears a blue protective gown and a mask on a coronavirus ward at the Policlinico Sant’Orsola-Malpighi hospital in Bologna yesterday
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