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Central Italy hit by another earthquake No casualties after central Italy hit by another earthquake
(about 9 hours later)
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck central Italy on Thursday morning in the same region hit by recent strong quakes, the US Geological Survey said. A strong earthquake hit the same area of central Italy on Thursday that has already been battered by a spate of recent tremors, but there were no reports of casualties or further serious damage.
It said the temblor was very shallow, only 10km (6.2 miles) deep, and was centred 51.5km (32 miles) southeast of Perugia. The US Geological Survey (USGS) initially measured the quake at 5.0 but later revised it to 4.8. Its epicentre was in the Marche region, one of three areas hit repeatedly since August.
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake is considered moderate and is capable of causing considerable damage. The shallow depth would have intensified the shaking at the surface. Nearly 10 hours after the latest quake, there were no reports of casualties, injuries or serious damage to buildings already weakened by previous tremors.
Two earthquakes measuring 5.5 and 6.1 hit the area a week ago, followed by a 6.6 magnitude quake on Sunday, the biggest temblor to strike Italy for 36 years. Earthquakes measuring 5.5 and 6.1 hit the area on 26 October, followed by a 6.6 magnitude quake on Sunday, the biggest tremor to strike Italy for 36 years.
Sunday’s earthquake reduced historic towns and villages in the Apennine mountains to rubble on Sunday, displacing 15,000 people. The recent quakes have reshaped more than 230 square miles of land, lowering areas around the epicentre by up to 70 cm, according to data released by Italy’s National Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV).
Then the worst-affected areas were Umbria, Marche, and parts of rural Lazio – where the town of Amatrice was levelled by an earthquake in August, killing 300. Central Italy was hit by an initial earthquake on 24 August that killed 300 people, most of them in the town of Amatrice.
This is a developing news story. Please check back for updates. Since then, some 21,600 aftershocks have battered the region, the INGV said, driving most residents from their homes.
Reuters contributed to this report.