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Here's why Italy is prone to devastating earthquakes
Here's why Italy is prone to devastating earthquakes
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/-Q6bWkoGz1eC...8dabb315f4.jpghttp://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-...50839a8e00.jpghttp://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-...32c6f24ba1.jpg Dozens of people were killed in central Italy after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake nearly leveled hilltop towns and trapped residents under piles of rubble. The Wednesday morning earthquake is the latest in a string of deadly seismic events to strike Italy in the past four decades. The Mediterranean nation is particularly prone to earthquakes for a mix of geographical reasons, Jennifer Weston, a seismologist with the International Seismological Center in England, told Mashable. SEE ALSO: This photo shows the level of destruction of Italy earthquake Italy and its neighboring countries sit at the spot where the Eurasia and Africa (or Nubia) tectonic plates collide.* Read more... More about **rcia, Tectonic Plates, Seismology, Earthquakes, and Italyhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/fwvb6vNPjkw |
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