PhotItaly should have had sufficient measures in place to protect people from a 4.0 magnitude earthquake, the country's top geologist said on Tuesday. Francesco Peduto, president of the Italian National Council of Geologists, said it was "absurd" that people could die in "such a low magnitude earthquake". In a statement, Peduto also argued that such a low magnitude earthquake would not normally cause buildings to collapse. At least two people were killed when a 4.0 magnitude earthquake hit the southern island of Ischia at around 9pm on Monday night. READ MORE: Two die in earthquake near southern Italian island

Source: The Local August 22, 2017 12:28 UTC