May 29th Earthquake in Emilia Romagna, Italy

A focus on the geological situation below the  Pianura Padana, home of the latest italian earthquake on May 29th, 2012: the Adriatic plate is poking the Appennini Mountains toward north. The mountain backbone is slipping on the river Po's basin following different directions, and causing tremendous shocks and the earthquake waves are feared to hit again during the next weeks.

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