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2008-12-23 Mw 5.4 NORTHERN ITALY

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Magnitude	Mw 5.4
Region	NORTHERN ITALY
Date time	2008-12-23 15:24:22.8 UTC
Location	44.62 N ; 10.43 E
Depth	28 km
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Witness location : 7 Km N Montecchio Emilia (Italy) (16 km N from epicenter)

The progression of earthquake had been 2 step.

First I heard a little rumble on windows and al little sensation of swaing, then my office chair had started to jumping for 4-5 second and i Heard a strong rumble but very short.

After that I raised up, during the last senconds of rumbling

Witness location : Parma (Italy) (23 km NW from epicenter)

The location of observer has been made in an old building (XIX century) in center of Parma city

Witness location : Parma (Italy) (23 km NW from epicenter)

Two days ago I observed a butterfly flying around and trying to settle down in a window frame. Considering that the recent weeks were not too warm in Parma and also that butterflies normally do not fly in December, it was strange for me (I am an entomologist). I didn't notice any other insects around.

Witness location : Modena (Italy) (39 km E from epicenter)

The cat was frightened and seek human contact.

Witness location : Modena (Italy) (39 km E from epicenter)

I was sitting by my PC. The table waved a lot and the mouse ran away from my hand and moved forth and back for a little while.

Witness location : Bastiglia (Italy) (45 km E from epicenter)

I remeber the past earthquake (1996) of similar magnitude and i think it lasted more than the present one (more or less ten seconds)

Witness location : Barga (Italy) (61 km S from epicenter)

no one effect

Witness location : Mantova (Italy) (66 km NE from epicenter)

short, horizontal movement, PC screen moving

Witness location : 5 Km E Lucca (Italy) (86 km S from epicenter)

It was just a little more than a truck vibration. The room is near a busy street and we have constant vibration due to truck. Almost nobody noticed theat it was an hearthquake.

Witness location : 1 Km S Rezzato (Italy) (99 km NW from epicenter)

I very often perceive earthquakes, a few time before it comes, I feel agitated and I cannot stay sit and quiet (I go on moving around and can't concentrate on what I am doing).

Witness location : Verona (Italy) (101 km NE from epicenter)

a new little earthquake at 23 pm

Witness location : 5 Km N Verona (Italy) (106 km NE from epicenter)

very frightened.... my mother car turned off: she was parking car very slowly

Witness location : 2 Km S Florence (Italy) (115 km SE from epicenter)

No one of my friends and parents felt this earthquake only me. I've phoned them. I heard from radio that it really happened  only one hour later. But it's so far from Florence!How it is possible. . . 

Merry Christmas. Daniela Firenze/Italy

Witness location : Genoa (Italy) (121 km W from epicenter)

slight shock in the verticality, and a dull noise, as when a body very heavy falls in another room, receiving vibrations in the surrounding pavements

Witness location : San Donato Milanese (Italy) (128 km NW from epicenter)

it seems to me two separated trains of wiggles occurred, duration in all was some seconds, but perhaps less than 1 minute. I feel movement was mostly horizontal

Witness location : San Donato Milanese (Italy) (128 km NW from epicenter)

Not relevant effetcs

Witness location : Rovereto (Italy) (150 km N from epicenter)

It was like the motion felt next to a large washing machine, at approximately 2Hz.

Witness location : Chiasso (Switzerland) (175 km NW from epicenter)

It lasted about a minute...

Witness location : 16 Km Luceram (France) (253 km W from epicenter)

Le seïsme est intervenu durant quelques secondes aujourd'hui mardi 23 décembre 2008 à 16 h 28 à Lucéram-Peïra Cava situé à 1500 mètres d'altitude

Cordialement

nj

European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre

2008-12-23 Mw 5.4 NORTHERN ITALY