The epicenter is understood to be just 7km from the town of Amatrice, the scene of a devastating 6.1 magnitude earthquake in August 2016.
All the regions concerned are being heavily affected by the snow. The metro system and some schools in Rome, were being evacuated Wednesday following a series of powerful earthquakes.
Rome metro suspended as earthquake hits central Italy https://t.co/6ApMiCuKMM pic.twitter.com/7gkxETgi7E
— Voice of Europe (@V_of_Europe) January 18, 2017
Rome metro system and some schools evacuated as 5.3-magnitude earthquake rocks central Italy https://t.co/2r6wWW8lPN pic.twitter.com/2Cl2l5gGrg
— CNN (@CNN) January 18, 2017
M4.6 #earthquake (#terremoto) strikes 47 km E of #Terni (#Italy) 16 min ago. Updated map of its effects: pic.twitter.com/KQGgTvVYCw
— EMSC (@LastQuake) January 18, 2017
Very similar, normal fault, mechanism for the 4 M>5 of today in #ItalyEarthquake pic.twitter.com/0QM1vQ99dm
— EMSC (@LastQuake) January 18, 2017
VIDEO …
Rome’s metro closes, schools and offices are evacuated after an earthquake scare in central Italy. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Military vehicles were spotted joining response efforts after a 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck the snow-covered town of Isola del Gran Sasso d’Italia in the province of Teramo in central Italy, Wednesday, followed by two tremors of magnitude 5.7 and 5.3 within minutes of each other. The earthquakes come after 36 continuous hours of snowfall in the region.
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