A boy looks at the damaged old tower of Delle Rocche castle after an earthquake in Finale Emilia May 20, 2012. REUTERS/Giorgio Benvenuti

The Town Hall building on Sant' Agostino near Ferrara is seen damaged after an earthquake May 20, 2012. A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of northern Italy early on Sunday morning, causing at least three deaths and collapsing rural factories and ancient bell towers in towns. REUTERS/Giorgio Benvenuti

Photos By STRINGER/ITALY/Reuters

Earthquake Details

• This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude	6.0
Date-Time	Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 02:03:52 UTC Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 04:03:52 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	44.800°N, 11.192°E
Depth	5.1 km (3.2 miles)
Region	NORTHERN ITALY
Distances	36 km (22 miles) NNW of Bologna, Italy 69 km (42 miles) E of Parma, Italy 72 km (44 miles) SSE of Verona, Italy 339 km (210 miles) NNW of ROME, Italy
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 10.7 km (6.6 miles); depth +/- 2.6 km (1.6 miles)
Parameters	NST=573, Nph=574, Dmin=95.7 km, Rmss=0.98 sec, Gp= 14°, M-type=(unknown type), Version=E
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb0009tk0