At least 200 aftershocks
followed the first of two big earthquakes to hit central Italy
on Wednesday, the National Institute of Geophysics (INGV) said
Thursday. The first 5.4 magnitude quake struck at 19:10 Italian
time and was followed by an even bigger one, of magnitude 5.9,
at 21:18. But there were at least 200 aftershocks too. "There
are 105 registered after 2:00 in the morning (on Thursday)
alone," INGV seismologist Alessandro Amato told ANSA. "Overall,
there were 30 aftershocks of magnitude 3.0 or higher".
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