The largest in a sequence of three related earthquakes struck central Italy yesterday, severely damaging the town of Norcia, 56 miles north of Rome, according to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide.

The Oct. 30th temblor, at magnitude 6.6, was the most powerful to hit the country in more than three decades. Two other earthquakes, at magnitudes 5.5 and 6.1, shook the country on Oct. 26.

Since the magnitude 6.2 earthquake that severely damaged the town of Amatrice on August 24, the U.S. Geological Service has reported more than 40 events of magnitude 4.0 and larger in the region. Fortunately, there are no reports of casualties following this most recent event, many residents having left the region because of the earlier earthquakes.

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1915 earthquake

The largest instrumentally recorded rupture in the region was a devastating magnitude 6.7 earthquake in 1915, which resulted in approximately 32,000 deaths. A small number of injuries have been reported as a result of the latest quake, but no deaths.

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