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Seventeen people are now known to have died and another 350 were hurt in the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit northern Italy yesterday.
The tremor was the second in just over a week.
Dozens of aftershocks have shuddered through Italy’s northern Emilia Romagna region overnight.
The latest victim has been pulled from the rubble in the town of Medolla, some 27 miles (45km) north-west of Bologna, Italian media report.
Officials say the strongest overnight tremor had a magnitude of 3.54.
The first quake on May 20 killed seven people and left thousands homeless with the 6.0 magnitude tremor causing significant damage to the region’s cultural heritage, destroying churches and historic buildings.
Seventeen people are now known to have died and another 350 were hurt in the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit northern Italy yesterday
After the second quake, the number of people made homeless has now gone up from 6,000 to 14,000, the Italian government says.
A woman who was saved in the small town of Cavezzo reportedly spent 12 hours in the rubble in her kitchen. The 65-year-old managed to survive because a piece of furniture had toppled over, preventing her from being crushed by the wreckage.
She was taken to hospital.
Prime Minister Mario Monti has pledged that his government will do everything possible to restore normal life to the area, which he said was “so special, so important, so productive for Italy”.
Government troops are now deployed in the affected areas, and an emergency cabinet meeting will be held later on Wednesday.
The latest quake struck 40 km (25 miles) north of Bologna at a depth of 9.6 km (6 miles) at about 09:03 local.
Thousands of residents ran out of buildings after the tremor, which was felt as far away as Venice and the Austrian border.
The towns of Mirandola, Medolla and Cavezzo were closest to the epicentre, but the northern cities of Milan and Bologna were shaken too.
Among the dead were four people in Mirandola, including two who were in a factory that collapsed. Three people also died in San Felice, and two in Cavezzo.
In Mirandola, the San Francesco church collapsed, leaving only its facade standing.
Three people were killed at a factory that had only just been cleared for re-entry, following the earlier quake, reports said.
A parish priest in the town of Rovereto di Novi was said to have been killed by a falling beam when he went back into his church to save a Madonna statue.
“It’s a disaster, I’ve never seen anything like it,” Cavezzo Mayor Stefano Draghetti was quoted as saying by Reuters.
Emilia Romagna – one of Italy’s most agriculturally productive areas famous for many delicacies – has been struggling to recover from the previous quake.
Reports say that Tuesday’s tremor dealt a blow to the region’s world-famous balsamic vinegar industry – after the previous quake nine days ago hit Parmesan production.
In 2009, an earthquake in L’Aquila, central Italy, killed nearly 300 people.
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A new earthquake of 5.8-magnitude has struck the Emilia region in northern Italy, killing at least 10 people and burying several others under rubble, local media say.
All the deaths were in the Modena area.
Three were killed when an industrial shed collapsed in Medolla. Three also died in San Felice, two in Mirandola and one in Cavezzo.
Today’s tremor hit the same region where a quake 10 days ago killed seven people and destroyed many buildings.
Milan and Bologna were shaken too.
Some people fled from buildings when they felt the tremor, which struck at 09:03 local time.
A new earthquake of 5.8-magnitude has struck the Emilia region in northern Italy, killing at least 10 people and burying several others under rubble
There have been several aftershocks since, including a large one at about midday which sent people back out into the streets.
Italian media report that some buildings damaged by the larger May 20 quake have now collapsed in Mirandola, Finale Emilia, San Felice and Cavezzo. That quake measured 6.0.
Many historic buildings now lie in ruins in Cavezzo, where the roof of a church damaged by the earlier quake collapsed on Tuesday, Il Messaggero news website reports.
Calls to emergency services have overloaded the telephone network in some areas, causing a system blackout. Train services have been halted in some parts of northern Italy.
Office workers were evacuated in Bologna and there are reports of evacuations elsewhere too.
The quake struck 40 km north of Bologna and 60 km east of Parma, at a depth of 9.6 km (6 miles), Reuters reports. It was felt as far away as Venice, the Austrian border and Piedmont.
Last Sunday’s quake destroyed many centuries-old buildings of cultural value. It was the worst to hit Italy since the L’Aquila tremor that killed nearly 300 people in 2009.
About 7,000 people who fled that quake are still living in dozens of tented camps erected in public spaces, AFP news agency reports. There have been many tremors in the region since that quake.
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A new earthquake has shaken northern Italy, centred on the Emilia region, where a quake on May 20 killed seven people and damaged many buildings.
Tuesday’s tremor was estimated at 5.8 and was felt in Milan and Bologna, where office workers were evacuated.
The quake struck 40 km north of Bologna and 60 km east of Parma, at a depth of 9.6 km (six miles), Reuters reports.
The tremor happened at 09:03 local time. There are no reports of major damage or injuries.
A new earthquake has shaken northern Italy, centred on the Emilia region, where a quake on May 20 killed seven people and damaged many buildings
But some buildings collapsed in areas hit by the larger May 20 quake, which was magnitude 6.0, the Associated Press said.
That quake destroyed many centuries-old buildings of cultural value. It was the worst to hit Italy since the L’Aquila tremor that killed nearly 300 people in 2009.
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The 6-magnitude earthquake that hit northern Italy this morning has killed at least six people and caused serious damage to buildings in several towns, local officials say.
The quake struck in the middle of the night, about 35 km (22 miles) north of the city of Bologna.
The tremor caused “significant damage to the cultural heritage” of Emilia Romagna region, the government said.
Later on Sunday, a magnitude-5.1 aftershock hit the region, causing more buildings to collapse.
The 6-magnitude earthquake that hit northern Italy this morning has killed at least six people and caused serious damage to buildings in several towns
The aftershock destroyed a clock tower and made a firefighter fall from a wall in the town of Finale Emilia, near the epicentre of the first tremor.
Sunday’s quake was the worst to hit the country since the L’Aquila tremor killed nearly 300 people in central Italy in 2009.
The earthquake struck at a relatively shallow depth of 10km just after 04:00 a.m. local time.
It was felt across a large swathe of northern Italy, including the cities of Bologna, Ferrara, Verona and Mantua and as far away as Milan and Venice.
The tremor forced many terrified residents into the streets.
Two people were killed in Sant’Agostino when a ceramics factory collapsed.
The mother of one of the victims told local media that “he wasn’t supposed to be there. He changed shifts with a friend”.
Another person – believed to be a Moroccan national – was killed in Ponte Rodoni do Bondeno.
In Tecopress di Dosso, one worker died when the roof of a foundry collapsed, Rai News24 reports.
Local media also say a woman died near Bologna, with reports suggesting that she may have had a heart attack. Another victim was an elderly woman in Sant-Agostino.
About 50 people were injured – but no-one seriously.
More than 3,000 people were later evacuated from their homes amid fears of fresh tremors.
One local resident told Ansa: “I heard a big bang and I ran on the terrace, I was afraid of falling.”
TV footage later showed people inspecting damaged houses, offices and historic buildings. Parts of a castle in Finale Emilia collapsed.
Emergency officials ordered the evacuation of patients from hospitals as a precautionary measure.
Northern Italy is frequently rocked by minor earthquakes, but the country is well-prepared to deal with them.
In January, a magnitude-5.3 quake hit northern Italy but caused no injuries.
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A 5.9-magnitude earthquake in northern Italy has killed at least three people and caused thousands of others to flee into the streets, officials say.
The quake struck in the middle of the night, about 35 km (22 miles) north of the city of Bologna.
Italian officials say the three victims died when the buildings they were working in overnight collapsed.
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake in northern Italy has killed at least three people and caused thousands of others to flee into the streets
Italian TV showed damaged factories and church steeples in the region. Aftershocks have been reported.
Rescue teams are now combing the area amid reports that a number of people may be buried under rubble.
The earthquake struck at a relatively shallow depth of 10 km just after 04:00 a.m. local time.
Northern Italy is frequently rocked by minor earthquake, but the country is well-prepared to deal with them.
The last major quake to hit the country killed nearly 300 people in the central town of L’Aquila in 2009.
