6.1 magnitude earthquake rattles Rome

ABC6 News

By: The Associated Press

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ROME, ITALY – Just after 3:30 a.m. an earthquake rattled Rome with a magnitude estimated at 6.1.

There were no immediate reports of damage, but state-run RAI radio reported that people ran into the streets in central Umbria and Le Marche regions shortly after the quake struck.

The European Mediterranean Seismological Center said the epicenter was northeast of Rome, near Rieti

The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at 6.2.

People in central Rome, reported feeling their homes swaying.

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