Disaster: Millions of dollars worth property loss as another earthquake hit Italy

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An earthquake with magnitude 5.0 struck central Italy on Thursday morning in the same region hit by recent strong quakes, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.

It said the tremor, which struck at 1:35 a.m. (0035 GMT), was very shallow, only 6.2 miles (10 km) deep, and was centered 32 miles (51.5 km) southeast of Perugia.

Recall that there was an earthquake measuring 5.5 and 6.1 that hit the area on October 26, followed by a 6.6 magnitude quake on Sunday, the biggest tremor to strike Italy for 36 years.

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake is considered moderate and is capable of causing considerable damage.

The shallow depth would have intensified the shaking at the surface, reports France 24.

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