2008 Parma earthquake

The 2008 Parma earthquake struck the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy on 23 December at 16:25 CET (local time) with a magnitude of approximately 5.2, and was reportedly felt in Bologna, Milan and Florence.<ref name="BBCNews1" /> and even Trieste.<ref name="ReutersAlert1" />
Although no injuries<ref name="BBCNews1" /> and only minor damage was reported,<ref name="ReutersAlert1" /> the earthquake was relatively strong for the area, with the last strong earthquake in Italy (with a magnitude of approximately 5.4) being in 2002 in Molise.<ref name="ReutersAlert1" />
An aftershock with a magnitude of around 4.7 also struck the Parma area at approximately 23:00 (local time)<ref name="ReutersAlert1" />

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