Fear this morning in the Amatrice area where a 3.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded around 7.30. The earthquake, as confirmed by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, had its epicenter 3 kilometers from the town in the province of Rieti and 9 from Campotosto and Accumoli. The hypocenter at a depth of 12 kilometers.
Amatrice had been hit by a sequence of very strong earthquakes six years ago.
(Unioneonline / ss)
