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An exterior view of Santa Brescella church closed Wednesday, Jan.25, 2012, due to an earthquake that has shaken a wide area of northern Italy from Verona to Genoa. No injuries or damage were reported. The National Geophysics Institute in Rome registered the magnitude-5 earthquake on Wednesday and said the epicenter was in Reggio Emilia, some 400 km (250 mile) north of Rome. Residents reported that buildings shook at around 9 a.m. (0800 GMT) in Verona, Milan, Turin and Genoa. (AP Photo/Marco Vasini) (Ap Photo/Marco Vasini)