Yeah man, it was down in Puglia, the heel of the boot. Its quite a tragedy. I dont know if the news in the states has shown the footage from immediately after. But here in Italy, they show it all the time. There are some old italian women just screaming hysterically in the streets. Its bone-chilling to say the least. Earthquakes are very common in Italy. There are a bunch or fault lines that run through the northern parts, Umbria (region of Perugia; where I study) and up, and the southern part Campania (region of Naples) and south.
Pregate per la gente morta ... Questi giovani passerano le loro esistenze in pace con Dio.