LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – The death toll from the Bologna, Italy May 20, 2012 earthquake is continuing to rise. The Bologna, Italy earthquake today has already killed six, injured dozens. But officials warn that the death toll could still rise on a quake that could be felt from Verona to Milan and over much of the region. Among the structures damaged were Estense Castle, Mirandola Cathedral, a Sant’Agostino ceramics factory, and a foundry in Tecopress di Dosso.

Officials are still trying to determine the extent of the Bologna, Italy earthquake today. While six persons have been found dead, as many as fifty are injured. Aftershocks are still striking across the region, making this the worse quake to strike Italy since 2009 when a temblor killed three hundred people.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – A strong Japan earthquake today 2012 struck near Honshu and the town of Morioka. A series of Japan earthquakes today 2012 erupted in the late evening, all centered off the east of coast of Honshu. No reports of injuries have yet to be detailed by local news.

Japan today Sunday, May 20, 2012 suffered four large earthquakes. The strongest erupted with a 6.0 magnitude shortly after 5 pm local time, USGS reports to news. The quake, while centered off the coast of Honshu, had virtually no depth. Today’s quakes were all located near the hotbed of recent Japan quake activity, USGS indicates to news.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – A Bologna, Italy earthquake today 2012 could be felt in Parma, Verona, and across the region. The strong Bologna, Italy earthquake struck today Sunday, May 20, 2012 in the predawn morning hours. No reports of injuries have yet to be detailed by local news.

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake today struck Northern Italy. USGS reports to news that the quake erupted shortly after 4 am local time. The quake, however, had virtually no depth. USGS indicates to news that the quake had an epicenter centered only six miles below the earth’s surface. As a result, the quake could be felt across the region.

USGS indicates to news that the quake erupted twenty-two miles northwest of Bologna. The quake was forty-four miles east of Parma and virtually the same distance south of Verona. The quake was also eighty-eight miles northwest of San Marino.

Twenty years ago, more three thousand residents were killed after a quake struck Naples. In January, a strong Italy earthquake struck Parma, and was felt in Genova and Bologna. That quake was centered twenty-two miles south of Parma. Local news reports put that quake fifty-six miles east of Genova, sixty-two miles west of Bologna. The quake was also two hundred miles north of Rome.

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ST LOUIS (LALATE) – A moderate Texas earthquake today 2012 was felt in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Texas earthquake was roughly seventy miles west of the Louisiana state line and struck in the predawn morning hours. No reports of injuries have yet to be detailed by local news.

USGS reports to news that a moderate 4.3 magnitude Texas earthquake erupted today Thursday, May 17, 2012 shortly after 3 am local time. The quake, however, had a nominal depth. USGS indicates to news that the quake began only three miles below the earth’s surface. As result, the moderate quake could be felt across the region.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – A strong Anchorage earthquake today 2012 has been felt across sections of Alaska. The Anchorage earthquake today Wednesday, May 16, 2012 erupted moments ago. It was one of several quakes to strike the state this morning. But news reports put the quake at a 4.6 magnitude.

USGS reports to news that the strong Anchorage earthquake struck today at 7:02 AM local time. No reports of injuries have yet to be listed by local news. The quake erupted, however, with a sizable depth. The quake struck thirty-six miles below the earth’s surface.

USGS indicates to news that the quake was only eight miles southwest of Anchorage. The quake was also sixteen miles northwest of Hope and eighteen miles south of Point MacKenzie. No tsunami alert has been issued to news.

Today’s quake marks the closest, and strongest, temblor to Anchorage in recent weeks. In September 2011, Alaska was struck today by a massive 6.8 earthquake. The quake was of marginal depth located roughly twenty miles below the earth’s surface.

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