美國地質調查局在香港時間24日上午9時36分，錄得意大利中部一次黎克特制6.2級強烈地震，震央位於中部城市佩魯賈東南面76公里處，即羅馬之東北約140公里，震源深度為10公里，屬淺層地震。
有消息傳出指，其中一個小鎮的鎮長向當地電台表示，鎮內有一半建築物倒塌。
意大利首都羅馬在是次地震中亦感受到強烈震感，有當地媒體表示在地震時，羅馬的部份建築物搖晃大約20秒左右。
繼上午9時36分的6.2級強烈地震後，當地已發生多次餘震，其中最強烈的一次餘震達到5.5級。
意大利位於地震帶，對上一次造成重大傷亡的地震為2009年，該次地震發生在中部拉奎拉地區，震級為6.3級，羅馬同樣感受到強烈震感，事件中有超過300人喪生。
官方消息指已有最少6人證實在地震中死亡，部份市鎮損毁嚴重。阿馬特里切鎮（Amatrice）鎮長說，有民眾埋在倒塌建築的瓦礫堆下，並說「全鎮都毀了」。鄰近地區阿庫莫利鎮（Accumoli）鎮長亦發佈消息指，該鎮有4人在地震中死亡。◇
Rescuer help a person exit through a window in Amatrice, Italy, after earthquake (Remo Castelli/Reuters) #terremoto pic.twitter.com/Q4WApMTq0K
— Gilles Klein (@GillesKLEIN) August 24, 2016
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— The Gulf Today (@thegulftoday) August 24, 2016
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Earthquake strikes central Italy - BBC News https://t.co/nirehRo1L7 pic.twitter.com/gUVBPGZott
— King Robbo (@realkingrobbo) August 24, 2016
A 6.2 #Earthquake struck central #Italy 2 hours ago
— Tom Hall ☘ (@TomHall) August 24, 2016
2 dead & others trapped under rubblehttps://t.co/bKFR4cZiYy pic.twitter.com/RapNmwyMVS
A city now turned to rubble after a 6.2 magnitude #earthquake in Italy. This is #Amatrice. Very sad!!! #terremoto pic.twitter.com/8hddfMRqSG
— Jacob Goldstein (@GoldsteinStreet) August 24, 2016
A huge earthquake struck central Italy. At least one town simply "isn't here anymore." https://t.co/g44BHDYQz7 pic.twitter.com/V5gIesuqJ9
— Complex Life (@ComplexMagLife) August 24, 2016
Heartbreaking photos before and after the devastation of the 6.2 earthquake in Amatrice, Italy.#PrayForItaly 😔 pic.twitter.com/AVFwXeJacp
— Hardys Closet® (@HardysCloset) August 24, 2016
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— Jacob Goldstein (@GoldsteinStreet) August 24, 2016
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— BuzzFeed Storm (@BuzzFeedStorm) August 24, 2016
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— Father Kevin Cusick (@MCITLFrAphorism) August 24, 2016
Italy Earthquake Damage: pic.twitter.com/BvF1CGjrFz
— News This Second (@NewsThisSecond) August 24, 2016
UPDATE: Mayor of Italian town of Amatrice says 'the town isn’t here anymore' following earthquake https://t.co/xTvAEFUp0d
— New York Post (@nypost) August 24, 2016
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