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Ground shifts by 16 cm in Accumoli area after quake

According to data released by European Space Agency

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(ANSA) - Rome, August 29 - The ground in the area of the central Italian village of Accumoli struck by a 6.2-magnitude earthquake last Wednesday has shifted by 16 centimeters, according to satellite data released on Monday.
    The images from satellites Sentinel 1A and Sentinel 1B in the European Space Agency's Copernicus program were analyzed by the Italian institute for electromagnetics research of the National Research Council (CNR).
    Satellite images of the faultline also revealed that the ground sank by 20 cm in the area.
    The epicenter of the quake, which has left 292 people dead, was close to the Lazio village.
    Eleven people were killed in Accumoli.
   

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