I got up this morning at 04:02 to have a pee, and went back to bed. I heard what sounded like a door opening, and I thought - OH, Buzz or Lori's up having a pee too. Buzz and Lori are staying with me. I was lying on my back, when my bed started to shake. Odd, I thought, since I was alone in bed. Then it shook some more, and then some more, and I thought to myself, this is an earthquake! It stopped about a minute later, but it was strong enough to shake the closet doors, but thankfully, not damage the apartment.
I said to Lori first thing this morning, "Did you feel the earthquake?" "No way!" she exclaimed, and we went online to find out what had happened. Sure enough, there was a magnitude 5.9 earthquake 36km north of Bologna. There is lots of damage near the epicentre, and 6 people were killed. I am fine, and we are staying calm and carrying on! It was not great news to wake up to this morning.
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