After his death , someone burned his papers . Remaining fragments made reference to 1996 – 2012 solar activity . His home in Faenza was later turned into a museum , '' ' Casa Museo Raffaele Bendandi ' . '' In January 2011 , leaflets falsely claiming to come from the Protezione Civile , were distributed in the '' comune '' of Ciampino , stating that Bendandi had forecast an earthquake on 11 May 2011 , and that residents should leave their homes before that day . Rumours continued to spread in particular through social networking sites , and specified that the earthquake would affect Rome . In May 2011 it was reported that people were fleeing Rome in readiness for an earthquake predicted to occur on 11 May . The existence of a prediction for that date was denied by the custodians of Bendandi 's papers , while the Italian National Institute of Geology and Vulcanology ( INGV ) held an open day at its Rome office on the day . There was no earthquake in Rome that day . Nevertheless , some media reports drew attention to the fact that , on the same day , an earthquake hit the town of Lorca in Spain some away . The INGV stated : " There is absolutely no link between Spain and Italy , geologically , or with the prediction of an earthquake in Rome . "
an earthquake hit the town of Lorca
2011 Lorca earthquake
Raffaele Bendandi