Major earthquake and multiple aftershocks rock central Italy
 

Major earthquake and multiple aftershocks rock central Italy
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An earthquake with a magnitude estimated at 6.1 rattled Rome and central Italy early Wednesday.*

Social media users are reporting the collapse of numerous buildings in the town of Amatrice and state-run RAI radio said people ran into the streets in the Umbria and Le Marche regions shortly after the quake struck just after 3:30 a.m. local time. *

Associated Press are reporting that Amatrice's mayor says his town "isn't here anymore," and that people are trapped under buildings.

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The European Mediterranean Seismological Center put the magnitude at 6.1 and said the epicenter was **rtheast of Rome, near Rieti. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has put the magnitude at 6.2. It was felt in central Rome, as people in homes in the city's historic centre felt a long swaying. Read more...

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