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No Victims Reported Following Earthquake in Central Italy - Prime Minister

© REUTERS / Remo CasilliItalian Prime Minister-designate Paolo Gentiloni leaves at the end of a meeting at the Low Chamber in Rome, Italy December 12, 2016.
Italian Prime Minister-designate Paolo Gentiloni leaves at the end of a meeting at the Low Chamber in Rome, Italy December 12, 2016. - Sputnik International
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The earthquake which rocked central Italy early on Wednesday resulted in no victims, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — He added that he was being posted on the recent developments.

"Fortunately, there are no victims at the moment but a series of tremors of such force is an alarming sign for the people," Gentiloni told reporters.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) announced the last earthquake had a magnitude of 5.3 (a downgrade from previously stated magnitude of 5.6), the one before was 5.7 and the earliest one was 5.3.

The epicenter of the earthquake is reportedly about 62 miles to the east from Rome.

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