At least 17 people are dead and 300 got injured after a powerful 5.8 earthquake hit northern Italy on May 29, the Daily Telegraph reported. The epicenter of the earthquake, which struck just after 9am local time, was located around the towns of Cavezzo, Medolla and Mirandola, some 30 miles northwest of Bologna. It was the same area that was hit by the 6.0 quake on May 20, killing seven people and leaving around 7,000 homeless.