Earthquake!

[Fab Foodie]

The Beeb are reporting that the two earthquakes you had were still aftershocks from the bigger one in August.

Apparently aftershocks can occur months after the initial event.

So quite when it become an earthquake in its own right rather than an aftershock I'm not too sure.

Well it's enough of a shock to me!

 

[Fab Foodie]

Been another this morning. 6.6 again near Perugia, close to last weeks. :-(
Felt from Rome to Ancona to Naples.

Flying to Rome and driving to Guilianova Lido Tuesday ....

 

[Fab Foodie]

You'll be fine. Remember: Drop, Cover, Hold - under a desk, in a doorway but not outside.

Thanks .... I'll try and remember!

 

[Hill Wimp]

Your bowels I should imagine.

 

[jonny jeez]

Thanks .... I'll try and remember!

My wife is heading to Rome on Friday . It feels a good enough distance for me to relax a little.

But still.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

What do you hold?

A tiny cartoon umbrella to stop things landing on you?

 

[Salty seadog]

Seems to be a big hit over there @Fab Foodie hope you and the wife are still far enough away. Just woke up put news on and it was the top headline.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

A tiny cartoon umbrella to stop things landing on you?

No, in cartoons when things land on you, you pick yourself up, then a few seconds later snap back from 2D to 3D.

All the best, @Fab Foodie , hope you don't get the worst of it.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Seems to be a big hit over there @Fab Foodie hope you and the wife are still far enough away. Just woke up put news on and it was the top headline.

Cheers. It's only me that gets this excitement. I'm flying to Rome in the morning and again heading for the Adriatic, but to get there is a fab drive across the spine of Italy, a road of spectacular viaducts and tunnels (the Gran Sasso tunnel is 10km long). I shall be taking it easy!

I see they are moving the victims of the latest quake to the Adriatic as well, so I assume it'll be safe enough.

 

[robjh]

Cheers. It's only me that gets this excitement. I'm flying to Rome in the morning and again heading for the Adriatic, but to get there is a fab drive across the spine of Italy, a road of spectacular viaducts and tunnels (the Gran Sasso tunnel is 10km long). I shall be taking it easy!

I'm guessing that the Gran Sasso is far enough south to be out of the earthquake area.

I was looking at pictures of the terrible damage around Norcia, Preci and Castelluccio, which is one of my favourite areas from previous trips to Italy, but at least there were relatively few casualties this time, presumably as people were already taking precautions after the big quake in August.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I'm guessing that the Gran Sasso is far enough south to be out of the earthquake area.

I was looking at pictures of the terrible damage around Norcia, Preci and Castelluccio, which is one of my favourite areas from previous trips to Italy, but at least there were relatively few casualties this time, presumably as people were already taking precautions after the big quake in August.

Guessing? I'm banking on it!

 

[marinyork]

@Fab Foodie The Gran Sasso is right next to the earthquake area... Based on evacuation advice in August I would be prepared to take a diversion (south) if you are told to.

Thankfully there seems to have been few injuries and deaths* from these 3 quakes because sadly the area was already flattened in August and after the large foreshock on Wednesday and then biggie on Wednesday the Marche region (not sure what the other regions did but probably similar) put into place extensive evacuation plans. I experienced the quake in August FF, hope you're all right and safe journey. One of the sentinel 1 satellites is flying overhead today and that may bring more information as to the risk from a further quake from particularly the Mt Vettore or Mt Laga faults. The Laga fault is right next to the fault system of the Gran Sasso range!

*It's reported that someone died of a heartattack at the shock of the earthquake on Wednesday.

 

[Fab Foodie]

@Fab Foodie The Gran Sasso is right next to the earthquake area... Based on evacuation advice in August I would be prepared to take a diversion (south) if you are told to.

Thankfully there seems to have been few injuries and deaths* from these 3 quakes because sadly the area was already flattened in August and after the large foreshock on Wednesday and then biggie on Wednesday the Marche region (not sure what the other regions did but probably similar) put into place extensive evacuation plans. I experienced the quake in August FF, hope you're all right and safe journey. One of the sentinel 1 satellites is flying overhead today and that may bring more information as to the risk from a further quake from particularly the Mt Vettore or Mt Laga faults. The Laga fault is right next to the fault system of the Gran Sasso range!

*It's reported that someone died of a heartattack at the shock of the earthquake on Wednesday.

I'll make sure I take my heart-pills and move swiftly through the tunnel then!

 

[marinyork]

I'll make sure I take my heart-pills and move swiftly through the tunnel then!

Where you off to, Civitanova, Pescara, San Benedetto del Tronto?

 

[Fab Foodie]

Where you off to, Civitanova, Pescara, San Benedetto del Tronto?

Working in Mosciano St Angelo (well the bit at the end of the motorway) and hotel in Giulianova Lido :-)