May 29, 2012 Earthquake: Medolla, Mirandola, Cavezzo, Emilia Romagna, Italy

At least 17 people killed, 350 injured and many buildings destroyed or damaged (VIII) in the Cavezzo- Medolla-Mirandola area. Felt (VI) at Cento; (V) at Carpi, Ferrara, Mantova and Modena; (IV) at Bologna, Brescia, Genoa, Milan, Padova, Parma, Pisa, Ravenna, Trento, Venice, Verona, Viareggio and Vicenza. Felt throughout northern and central Italy and as far as Naples. Also felt in parts of western Austria, Croatia, southeastern France, Liechtenstein, Slovenia and Switzerland. (reference #1053)

Italian rescue workers removed the last earthquake victim from the rubble Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 17 as the government approved measures to rebuild the quake-hit area so crucial to Italy's economic health. The magnitude 5.8 temblor north of Bologna on Tuesday felled old buildings and new factories and warehouses alike, many of them already weakened by a stronger quake May 20 that measured 6.0 and killed seven people. In both quakes, the death toll was disproportionately workers toiling in factories... The quake, which also injured some 350 people...

The two earthquakes that hit northern Italy last month caused more than 4 billion euros in economic damage, Gaetano Maccaferri, president of employer lobby Confindustria for the Emilia Romagna region, said at a hearing before the Senate Industry Committee today. About 600 industrial companies employing more than 12,000 workers were "directly damaged" by the quakes, with a loss estimated at about 2 billion euros, Maccaferri said. The area affected by the quake makes up about 1 percent of Italy's gross domestic product. (reference #9888)

The two earthquakes and subsequent aftershocks which stuck northern Italy within a nine-day period, killing 25 people, injuring more than 400 others caused a combined an estimated economic loss estimate of $6.25 billion, according to the latest Aon Benfield's Global Catastrophe Recap report, which reviewed the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide during May. (reference #9891)

2012, May 20. Seven killed, 11,050 affected, $15,800 million damage. (reference #1250)

2012, May 29. 17 killed, 14350 affected. (reference #1250)

[May 20 & 29 earthquakes] combined is costs estimated at over USD 16 billion (reference #13034)

$15,800 million economic loss. (reference #13727)