Two Powerful Earthquakes Strike Central Italy

Two powerful earthquakes struck central Italy on Wednesday, causing fear among residents still rattled by a deadly tremor in August. An 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit the Marche region almost two hours after a 5.4-magnitude quake damaged buildings and cut power lines across the area. There have been no reports of casualties so far. RT reports: The latest earthquake occurred 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. M5.9 #earthquake (#terremoto) strikes 135 km NE of #Roma (#Italy) 13 min ago. Updated map of its effects: pic.twitter.com/LKWAtTLmBe — EMSC (@LastQuake) October 26, 2016 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. “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 [...]

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