Sunday, October 30, 2016

Quake measuring 7.1 magnitude strikes central Italy, Europe News & Top Stories - The Straits Times

Quake measuring 7.1 magnitude strikes central Italy, Europe News & Top Stories - The Straits Times

Quake measuring 7.1 magnitude strikes central Italy

An earthquake measuring 7.1 magnitude struck central Italy, north-east of Rome, on Oct 30, 2016.
An earthquake measuring 7.1 magnitude struck central Italy, north-east of Rome, on Oct 30, 2016.PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM USGS

(REUTERS) - An earthquake measuring 7.1 magnitude struck in central Italy on Sunday (Oct 30), the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.  

The USGS said the quake was centred 68km east south-east of Perugia. It was 108km deep.  

An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck east of the city on Wednesday, the second of the evening whose tremors were felt as far away as the capital Rome.  



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