A strong earthquake struck a mountainous stretch of central Italy early Wednesday, killing at least 120 people, trapping scores under debris and setting off tremors that awakened residents in Rome, nearly 100 miles to the southwest.
The magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck at 3:36 a.m., about 6.5 miles southeast of the town of Norcia in the Umbria region, followed by about 200 aftershocks over the next several hours, including a magnitude 5.5 tremor at 4:33 a.m.
Towns in three regions Umbria, Lazio and Marche were devastated by the quake, which could be felt as far away as Bologna in the north and Naples in the south. Fifty-three people were killed in just two towns, Amatrice and Accumoli, both in Lazio, and 20 others in Marche, where the village of Arquata del Tronto and the hamlet of Pescara del Tronto suffered severe damage.
Towns in three regions Umbria, Lazio and Marche were devastated by the quake, which could be felt as far away as Bologna in the north and Naples in the south. Fifty-three people were killed in just two towns, Amatrice and Accumoli, both in Lazio, and 20 others in Marche, where the village of Arquata del Tronto and the hamlet of Pescara del Tronto suffered severe damage.
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