{"id":263225,"date":"2016-10-30T08:11:36","date_gmt":"2016-10-30T08:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=263225"},"modified":"2016-10-30T08:11:36","modified_gmt":"2016-10-30T08:11:36","slug":"powerful-quake-hits-central-italy-near-norcia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/10\/powerful-quake-hits-central-italy-near-norcia\/","title":{"rendered":"Powerful quake hits central Italy near Norcia"},"content":{"rendered":"
A strong earthquake has struck near Norcia in central Italy, destroying numerous buildings.<\/p>\n
The quakes come nearly two months after a major earthquake killed almost 300 people and destroyed several towns.<\/p>\n
Sunday’s quake measured magnitude 6.6, larger than the August quake and several aftershocks last week, and was at a depth of only 1.5km (0.9 miles).<\/p>\n
There were no immediate reports of casualties, but tremors were felt in the capital Rome.<\/p>\n
The US Geological Survey said the epicentre of the quake was 68km south-east of the regional centre of Perugia and close to the small town of Norcia.<\/p>\n
Monks at the monastery of San Benedetto, an international Benedictine community in Norcia, tweeted an image of the Basilica of St Benedict destroyed by the earthquake.<\/p>\n
Frightened residents rushed into squares and streets after the quake, at about 07:40 local time (06:40 GMT), AP reported.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A strong earthquake has struck near Norcia in central Italy, destroying numerous buildings. The quakes come nearly two months after a major earthquake killed almost 300 people and destroyed several towns. Sunday’s quake measured magnitude 6.6, larger than the August quake and several aftershocks last week, and was at a depth of only 1.5km (0.9 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":263226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[107],"tags":[13159,11558,13160],"yoast_head":"\n