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| Italy earthquakes: Strong tremors shake central region | |
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| Two strong earthquakes have hit central Italy, damaging buildings and sending scared residents into the streets. | |
| A 5.5-magnitude quake struck at 1910 local time (1710 GMT) near Visso in Macerata province, officials said. | |
| It was followed two hours later by a 6.1 magnitude tremor in the same area. Two people were injured but there were no immediate reports of deaths. | |
| The quakes come two months after a powerful earthquake struck slightly to the south, killing 295 people. | The quakes come two months after a powerful earthquake struck slightly to the south, killing 295 people. |
| The 6.2 magnitude quake, on 24 August, toppled buildings in villages in the mountainous region around Amatrice. | The 6.2 magnitude quake, on 24 August, toppled buildings in villages in the mountainous region around Amatrice. |
| Amatrice is just 60km (35 miles) away from the epicentre of Wednesday's first earthquake. | |
| The earthquakes were felt across central Italy, including in the capital, Rome, where buildings shook and doors and windows rattled. | |
| The BBC's Katya Adler, in Rome, says that emergency services in the affected areas are still assessing the situation. | The BBC's Katya Adler, in Rome, says that emergency services in the affected areas are still assessing the situation. |
| The second earthquake was considerably stronger than the first. One witness told Italian TV he saw part of a building collapse in front of him. | The second earthquake was considerably stronger than the first. One witness told Italian TV he saw part of a building collapse in front of him. |
| Two people were injured in the Visso area, Italy's civil protection chief Fabrizio Curcio said, but otherwise there were no other immediate reports of casualties. | Two people were injured in the Visso area, Italy's civil protection chief Fabrizio Curcio said, but otherwise there were no other immediate reports of casualties. |
| There are also reports of downed power lines, damage to historic buildings and a landslide on a main road north of Rome. | |
| "It was a very strong earthquake, apocalyptic," Marco Rinaldi, mayor of Ussita to the east of Visso, told Italy's Ansa news agency, referring to the second earthquake. | "It was a very strong earthquake, apocalyptic," Marco Rinaldi, mayor of Ussita to the east of Visso, told Italy's Ansa news agency, referring to the second earthquake. |
| "People are screaming on the street and now we are without lights." | "People are screaming on the street and now we are without lights." |
| Schools in the region will remain closed on Thursday, our correspondent reports. | Schools in the region will remain closed on Thursday, our correspondent reports. |
| Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is on his way to Rome, local media (in Italian) say. | Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is on his way to Rome, local media (in Italian) say. |
| The first earthquake, 7km south-southwest of Visso, was relatively shallow, at a depth of 9km (nearly six miles). | The first earthquake, 7km south-southwest of Visso, was relatively shallow, at a depth of 9km (nearly six miles). |
| The second, at 2118 local time, was 2km north-northwest of Visso, at a depth of 10km. | The second, at 2118 local time, was 2km north-northwest of Visso, at a depth of 10km. |
| These tremors were linked to the August earthquake, Italian officials said. | |
| "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. | |
| Are you in an area affected by the earthquake? Tell us about your experience by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Are you in an area affected by the earthquake? Tell us about your experience by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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