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ROME, April 6, 2009 (AFP) - A strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook central Italy including the Rome area early Monday, the ANSA news agency reported quoting Rome fire services.
The public safety authorities in Aquila, in the neighbouring Abruzzo region, measured the quake at 5.8 magnitude, while the US Geological Survey put it at 6.3 magnitude.
The quake struck at 3:32 am (0132 GMT) some 95 kilometres (60 miles) northwest of Rome at a depth of 10 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said on its website.
Some buildings collapsed in Aquila?s old town, and many residents went out into the street, ANSA reported. There were fears some people may have been injured, but no immediate reports of injuries.
It came just hours after a 4.6-magnitude tremor shook Italy?s north-central region with no reports of damage.
The epicentre of the quake that occurred at 10:20 pm (2020 GMT) on Sunday near Ravenna in the Emilia-Romagna region was exceptionally deep at some 28 kilometres (17 miles), public safety officials told the news agency.
Because of its depth, the tremor was felt over a wide area, notably in the Marche region further south on the Adriatic coast.
People inland near Bologna, as far north as Trieste and as far south as Aquila also reported feeling the quake, ANSA added.
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