In Central Italy an earthquake

In Central Italy was a strong earthquake. About it reports Reuters.

The epicenter was at a depth of 10 kilometers, about 100 kilometers North of the Italian capital, the magnitude was 5.4. The tremors were felt in Rome and in the cities of three regions — Lazio, Abruzzo and Marche. About victims and destructions are not reported.

According to the USGS, the epicenter is located just seven kilometers from the town of Amatrice, which was seriously damaged by the earthquake on 24 August 2016. Then in Amatrice and neighboring cities Accumuli and Arquato 300 people died, thousands of homes were destroyed. Seismologists have recorded more than 45 thousand aftershocks, including a major earthquake in October of magnitude 6.6. Then dozens of people were injured.

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