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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

Italy has been struck by another strong earthquake [bbc.com]:

Towns and villages in central Italy have been hit by an earthquake for the fourth time in three months. The 6.6-magnitude quake - Italy's strongest in decades - struck close to the region where nearly 300 people were killed by a quake in August.

This time no-one appears to have died, but about 20 people were injured. The medieval basilica of St Benedict in Norcia, the town closest to the epicentre, was among buildings destroyed.

M5.5 - 8km ESE of Sellano, Italy [usgs.gov] - 2016-10-26 17:10:37 UTC
M6.1 - 3km W of Visso, Italy [usgs.gov] - 2016-10-26 19:18:08 UTC
M6.6 - 6km N of Norcia, Italy [usgs.gov] - 2016-10-30 06:40:19 UTC

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