6.0 and 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake in Northern Italy: Social Media Resources Guide

Northern Italy has been hit twice in the past 10 days by earthquakes centered in the province of Modena, near Bologna. Tuesday’s (May 28th) 5.8-magnitude quake came nine days after a stronger 6.0 magnitude quake struck the same region in Italy. The quakes have killed at least 16 people and injured 350 more. Estimates are 14,000 people have been forced from their homes. Some reports from Twitter claim that 70% of the town of Cavezzo, Italy was destroyed by the quakes and subsequent aftershocks.

First-hand accounts of disaster and recovery are provided through the links below. IEM is monitoring social media sites for the most current and relevant information available. These links provide the most up-to-date information.

Twitter Accounts
https://twitter.com/#!/italyquakes (seismic activity in Italy)

Trends:
#earthquake #italy,

News Videos:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/29/north-italy-earthquake-deaths (Guardian)
http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/29/11931934-at-least-15-die-as-58-magnitude-earthquake-hits-italy (MSNBC)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENhzvnKaVzc (BBC)

Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0FyWARMnvU (Moment of the quake caught on film. Video of house collapsing)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3ZxDqml-xo (woman pulled from rubble)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aN9Z3J9KK4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYm_k0Sxlqs

Author: IEM’s Disaster Social Network (DSN)