The Ground That Went for a Walk

For a month the Calabrian earth stayed in tremor, moving sideways and beating upward by turns.

Calabrian oxen and horses braced for each shock, standing with legs as wide apart as possible.

One Calabrian field floated a mile downhill carrying two cottages and trees, still standing upright.

Ground holding hundreds of Calabrian houses crossed a ravine; many trapped residents were dug out alive.