{"id":11089,"date":"2016-08-24T10:50:19","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T10:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=11089"},"modified":"2016-08-24T10:53:30","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T10:53:30","slug":"magnitude-6-2-quake-hits-central-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/magnitude-6-2-quake-hits-central-italy.html","title":{"rendered":"Magnitude 6.2 quake hits Central Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Magnitude 6.2 quake hits Central Italy | 6.2 Earthquake in Central Italy
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Six People were killed on Wednesday after a Magnitude 6.2 quake hits Central Italy , according to reports .<\/span><\/p>\n

Some People were killed in Percara del Tronto , A family of four was killed under the debris . Two bodies were pulled from the rubble in Amatrice ANSA news agency reported .<\/span><\/p>\n

The Magnitude 6.2 quake Struck at 3:36 a.m.<\/strong><\/a>, was felt across a swath of central Italy . Very first images of damage showed debris in the street and some buildings collapsed in towns and villages .<\/span><\/p>\n

The European Mediterranean Seismological Center put the magnitude at 6.0. The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at 6.2 with the epicenter at Norcia, about 105 miles northeast of Rome, and with a relatively shallow depth of 6 miles.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“No victims were reported but the earthquakes damaged buldings ,\u201d Mayor Nicola Alemanno told RaiNews24. <\/span><\/p>\n

Strong quake rattles central Italy<\/strong> \u00a0<\/a> :\u00a0 In Amatrice, near Rieti region, several buildings have collapsed. Mayor Sergio Perozzi told RAI-TV said lights had gone out and that he had trouble reaching emergency responders and the hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTown doesn\u2019t exist anymore,\u201d Perozzi said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Picturesque medieval is a\u00a0 town of about 3,000 residents, known as the home of \u201cpasta all\u2019amatriciana\u201d\u00a0 was cut off after a bridge connecting the town and the rest of the region was damaged in the quake.<\/span><\/p>\n

Perozzi, showing on RAI-TV, called for help: \u201cPeople are stuck underneath the rubble. Houses are no longer there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2009, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck in the Central Italy and killed more than 300 people in L’Aquila central Italy, about 90 kilometers south of the latest quake.<\/span><\/p>\n

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