The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed IN PICTURES: The Italian village being torn in two by a landslide no-one can stop In Ponzano, a small hamlet in central Italy, a landslide is slowly tearing the ground in two, moving at a rate of about one metre a day but unstoppable, according to the experts. https://www.thelocal.it/20170224/in-pictures-the-italian-town-being-torn-in-two-by-a-landslide-no-one-can-stop Fri, 24 Feb 2017 10:35:55 +0100 in-pictures-the-italian-town-being-torn-in-two-by-a-landslide-no-one-can-stop Magnitude 4.0 earthquake shakes L'Aquila An earthquake measuring 4.0 magnitude was reported in the l'Aquila province early on Monday morning, with the tremors also felt in the Marche region. https://www.thelocal.it/20170220/magnitude-40-quake-shakes-laquila Mon, 20 Feb 2017 10:20:56 +0100 magnitude-40-quake-shakes-laquila Cascading earthquakes: why central Italy is being shaken by so much seismic activity As central Italy once again finds itself thrown into turmoil by a series of major, destructive quakes, a seismologist explains why. Isabelle Manighetti works at the Géoazur Laboratory in the Cote d'Azur, which focuses on geoscience research. https://www.thelocal.it/20170119/cascading-earthquakes-why-central-italy-is-being-shaken-by-so-much-seismic-activity Thu, 19 Jan 2017 16:01:43 +0100 cascading-earthquakes-why-central-italy-is-being-shaken-by-so-much-seismic-activity Super-volcano under Naples shows signs of reawakening A slumbering Campi Flegrei volcano under the Italian city of Naples shows signs of "reawakening" and may be nearing a critical pressure point, according to a study published on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20161221/super-volcano-under-naples-shows-signs-of-reawakening Wed, 21 Dec 2016 10:47:27 +0100 super-volcano-under-naples-shows-signs-of-reawakening 4.0 magnitude earthquake felt in northern Italy An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter Scale was felt in northern Italy on Friday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20161209/4-magnitude-earthquake-rocks-northern-italy Fri, 09 Dec 2016 10:37:25 +0100 4-magnitude-earthquake-rocks-northern-italy Series of earthquakes felt in northern and central Italy Some residents of the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna were woken up by a 3.7 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday morning, after a 4.4 magnitude quake was felt near L'Aquila on Tuesday evening. https://www.thelocal.it/20161130/series-earthquakes-tremors-northern-central-italy-laquila-amatrice Wed, 30 Nov 2016 12:39:48 +0100 series-earthquakes-tremors-northern-central-italy-laquila-amatrice Central Italy trembles again in new 4.8 earthquake A 4.8 magnitude earthquake was felt in central Italy, including Rome, in the early hours of Wednesday morning - just one of over 100 aftershocks following the recent tremblors. https://www.thelocal.it/20161103/central-italy-trembles-again-in-new-48-earthquake Thu, 03 Nov 2016 10:30:29 +0100 central-italy-trembles-again-in-new-48-earthquake Italy earthquakes made ground move by 70cm, say scientists Areas hit by Italy's 6.5-magnitude quake displaced the ground by up to 70 centimetres (27.5 inches), Italian scientists reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20161101/italy-earthquakes-made-ground-move-by-70cm-say-scientists Tue, 01 Nov 2016 15:12:53 +0100 italy-earthquakes-made-ground-move-by-70cm-say-scientists What caused Wednesday's earthquake in central Italy? The powerful tremors which shook central Italy on Wednesday were the product of a new earthquake rather than aftershocks from one that devastated the town of Amatrice in August, Italian experts say. https://www.thelocal.it/20161027/what-caused-wednesdays-earthquake-in-central-italy Thu, 27 Oct 2016 17:15:05 +0200 what-caused-wednesdays-earthquake-in-central-italy