The 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck the central region of Abruzzo, seriously damaging a large number of cultural treasures and killing dozens.
Earthquake Rocks Abruzzo Region of Italy
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A woman holds her head in despair in Finale Emilia northern Italy, May 20 2012. AP Photo/Marco Vasini
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A civil protection volunteer walks past the damaged town hall building in St. Agostino, Italy, May 20, 2012. One of the strongest earthquakes to shake northern Italy rattled the region around Bologna, a magnitude-6.0 earthquake that killed at least four p
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An elderly woman who had to leave her home is assisted in Finale Emilia northern Italy, May 20. 2012. (AP Photo/Marco Vasini)
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The damaged town hall building in St' Agostino, Italy, May 20, 2012. A magnitude-5.9 earthquake shook northern Italy between Modena and Mantova, about 35 kilometers north-northwest of Bologna at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers, the U.S. Ge