A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit the Marche region in central Italy, just hours after a 5.4-magnitude temblor damaged buildings and cut power lines across the area. Buildings across the region have been damaged, but so far, there have been no reports of fatalities.
The latest earthquake occurred 9.18 p.m., 71 km east of Perugia, with United States Geological Survey reporting it as a 6.0-magnitude temblor, and Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology saying it was 5.9-magnitude.
“It was a very strong, apocalyptic earthquake – people were screaming in the street, and now the lights are cut off,” said Marco Rinaldi, the mayor of Ussita, a community of 400 that was also affected by the initial earthquake. “Many houses have collapsed. Our area is devastated.”
Trains were stopped for checks, while police closed off some roads in danger of potential landslides. A football match was briefly suspended.
Impact was felt as far away as Naples, Rome and Florence. In the capital, historical monuments were shaking from the shockwaves.
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has returned from a trip inside the country to chair an emergency meeting in Rome, and has canceled a planned TV appearance.
Within an hour of the first earthquake, there was a series of small but noticeable aftershocks, ranging in magnitude from 2.5 to 2.8. After the second there were at least four after shocks exceeding 3 on the Richter scale.
“We’re in the square, all the lights are out, we can’t see, we’re counting each other to see who’s here, we still don’t know how bad the situation is,” Mauro Falcucci, mayor of Castelsantangelo sul Nera, the small commune closest to the epicenter, told Sky News by phone. “The situation is delicate. It is important to remain calm.”
The official said that the emergency is exacerbated by a downpour, and intermittent problems with mobile phone communication.
Police say that the town is in "crisis" and have dispatched rescue teams, Castelsantangelo sul Nera.....http://on.rt.com/7t14
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Region CENTRAL ITALY
Date time 2016-10-26 19:18:06.2 UTC
Location 42.97 N ; 13.13 E
Depth 20 km
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“It was a very strong, apocalyptic earthquake – people were screaming in the street, and now the lights are cut off,” said Marco Rinaldi, the mayor of Ussita, a community of 400 that was also affected by the initial earthquake. “Many houses have collapsed. Our area is devastated.”
Trains were stopped for checks, while police closed off some roads in danger of potential landslides. A football match was briefly suspended.
Impact was felt as far away as Naples, Rome and Florence. In the capital, historical monuments were shaking from the shockwaves.
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has returned from a trip inside the country to chair an emergency meeting in Rome, and has canceled a planned TV appearance.
- The first earthquake was detected at 7:11pm local time, about 66km to the southeast of Perugia, striking a mountainous part of the Marche region and lasting several seconds.The exact epicenter of the tremblor remains unclear, but it was relatively shallow, at about 9km below ground.
Within an hour of the first earthquake, there was a series of small but noticeable aftershocks, ranging in magnitude from 2.5 to 2.8. After the second there were at least four after shocks exceeding 3 on the Richter scale.
“We’re in the square, all the lights are out, we can’t see, we’re counting each other to see who’s here, we still don’t know how bad the situation is,” Mauro Falcucci, mayor of Castelsantangelo sul Nera, the small commune closest to the epicenter, told Sky News by phone. “The situation is delicate. It is important to remain calm.”
The official said that the emergency is exacerbated by a downpour, and intermittent problems with mobile phone communication.
Police say that the town is in "crisis" and have dispatched rescue teams, Castelsantangelo sul Nera.....http://on.rt.com/7t14
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- Magnitude Mw 6.1
Region CENTRAL ITALY
Date time 2016-10-26 19:18:06.2 UTC
Location 42.97 N ; 13.13 E
Depth 20 km
Distances
- 131 km NE of Roma, Italy / pop: 2,564,000 / local time: 21:18:06.2 2016-10-26
- 62 km E of Perugia, Italy / pop: 150,000 / local time: 21:18:06.2 2016-10-26
- 39 km W of Ascoli Piceno, Italy / pop: 51,400 / local time: 21:18:06.2 2016-10-26
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- Earthquake 5.5 magnitude rattles Central Italy, Rome (Local time: 19:10, Depth 9 km)
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ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφή"Aftershocks can last for a long time, sometimes for months," AFP news agency quoted Mario Tozzi of Italy's National Institute of Geophysics as saying.
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ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήLa situazione è "apocalittica", dice a SkyTg24 il sindaco di Ussita, Marco Rinaldi. Nel corso di un collegamento in diretta, il primo cittadino aggiunge: "Abbiamo dovuto portare via 25 persone da una casa di riposo". Più tardi, parlando ai microfoni di Rai News24, Ussita fa sapere che "è crollata la chiesa principale del paese".
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