A magnitude 6 quake struck at 3:36 a.m. (0136 GMT) and was felt across a broad swath of central Italy, including Rome where residents felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks.
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![A man walks amidst rubble following an earthquake in Pescara del Tronto, central Italy, Aug. 24, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d6826998-4da1-4e01-8b82-944e3eaaa418_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man walks amidst rubble following an earthquake in Pescara del Tronto, central Italy, Aug. 24, 2016.
![Firefighters search amid the rubbles of a collapsed building in Amatrice, Italy, Aug. 24, 2016, where a magnitude 6 quake struck at 3:36 a.m. (0136 GMT).](https://gdb.voanews.com/82727e52-a381-43f9-b6ca-b95f4a39b5d3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Firefighters search amid the rubbles of a collapsed building in Amatrice, Italy, Aug. 24, 2016, where a magnitude 6 quake struck at 3:36 a.m. (0136 GMT).
![This still image taken from video shows the destruction in Amatrice, central Italy, where the earthquake struck, Aug. 24, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8334caca-e06d-4e66-a71c-796dfa370b23_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This still image taken from video shows the destruction in Amatrice, central Italy, where the earthquake struck, Aug. 24, 2016.
![A man is rescued alive from the ruins following an earthquake in Amatrice, Aug. 24, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/dd02aaa0-54e0-485b-ab71-ff116477a72b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man is rescued alive from the ruins following an earthquake in Amatrice, Aug. 24, 2016.