A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck central Italy in the early hours of Thursday in the same region hit by recent strong quakes last week, The Telegraph reports, citing the US Geological Survey.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes central Italy
STEPANAKERT, NOVEMBER 3, ARTSAKHPRESS: It said the temblor was very shallow, only 6.2 miles (10 km) deep, and was centered 32 miles (51.5 km) southeast of Perugia.
The National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology (INGV) places the earthquake's epicentre in Pieve Torina (Macerata) at a depth of 8km, and rates the magnitude as 4.8.
Italian newspaper La Repubblica reports that the quake was felt particularly in the Marche region, centre-east Italy, in an area spreading to the major city of Ancona on the Adriatic Sea.However the local firefighters told La Repubblica that they only received a phone call inquiring about the quake.
The civil protection Marche section told La Repubblica that at this time there are no reports of new collapses or emergency situations. The area will be checked for new damages at the first lights.
Earthquakes measuring 5.5 and 6.1 hit the area on October 26, followed by a 6.6 magnitude quake on Sunday, the biggest tremor to strike Italy for 36 years.
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.
