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Central Italy was rocked by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in the early hours of the morning Wednesday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.
The earthquake struck just after 3:30 a.m. local time near Amatrice, a town in the province of Rieti. Residents in Rieti fled their homes and ran into the streets as the earthquake damaged buildings, the Associated Press reported. Blackouts have been reported.
Sergio Perozzi, mayor Amatrice, told state-run RAI radio that buildings had collapsed in the city center and light had gone out, AP reported.
He said he could not get in touch with emergency responders or get to the hospital.
“What can I tell you? It’s a drama,” he said.
The shocks were felt in Rome, roughly 100 miles west. People in homes in the capital felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks, the AP reported.
The Seismological Centre initially recorded the earthquake as a magnitude 6.3 tremor but adjusted it to 6.2. As many as nine aftershocks struck the region, including a quake with a magnitude of 4.6 and another of 5.5, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The earthquake struck just after 3:30 a.m. local time near Amatrice, a town in the province of Rieti. Residents in Rieti fled their homes and ran into the streets as the earthquake damaged buildings, the Associated Press reported. Blackouts have been reported.
Sergio Perozzi, mayor Amatrice, told state-run RAI radio that buildings had collapsed in the city center and light had gone out, AP reported.
He said he could not get in touch with emergency responders or get to the hospital.
“What can I tell you? It’s a drama,” he said.
The shocks were felt in Rome, roughly 100 miles west. People in homes in the capital felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks, the AP reported.
The Seismological Centre initially recorded the earthquake as a magnitude 6.3 tremor but adjusted it to 6.2. As many as nine aftershocks struck the region, including a quake with a magnitude of 4.6 and another of 5.5, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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