El movimiento de 6,2 grados se registró durante la madrugada. En la ciudad de Amatrice hay personas atrapadas bajo los escombros.
Un sísmo de magnitud 6,2 se registró durante la madrugada de este miércoles en el centro de Italia, reportó el Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos.
El epicentro del seísmo se habría localizado en los alrededores de la localidad de Perugia, capital de la región de Umbría.
La agencia Reuters ha informado de que Protección Civil tiene reportes sobre varios edificios derrumbados en el centro de Italia tras el terremoto.
La ciudad de Amatrice ha sido una de las más afectadas. El alcalde Sergio Pirozzi informó que hay personas atrapadas bajo los escombros de sus edificios. «Es un drama», ha dicho el funcionario, según la prensa local.
El Gobierno de Italia y las autoridades de Protección Civil monitorean el sitio del epicentro y sus alrededores para atender los daños, informó en Twitter el vocero del primer ministro Matteo Renzi.
«El pueblo de Amatrice ya no está aquí», ha dicho el alcalde de Amatrice, según la agencia AP. Protección Civil indicó que hubo un importante deslizamiento de tierra y que un puente está en peligro de caer.
A car lies under a damaged wall after a strong earthquake hit Amatrice on August 24, 2016.
Central Italy was struck by a powerful, 6.2-magnitude earthquake in the early hours, which has killed at least three people and devastated dozens of mountain villages. Numerous buildings had collapsed in communities close to the epicenter of the quake near the town of Norcia in the region of Umbria, witnesses told Italian media, with an increase in the death toll highly likely. / AFP PHOTO / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE
A view of the collapsed buildings of the town of Pescara del Tronto, Italy, after an earthquake, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. The 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 of the capital felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks. (Cristiano Chiodi/ANSA via AP)
Rescuers search for survivors amidst collapsed buildings following an earthquake, in Pescara del Tronto, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. The 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 of the capital felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks. (Cristiano Chiodi/ANSA via AP)
A man is carried on a stretcher after being rescued following an earthquake in Arquata del Tronto, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. The 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 of the capital felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks. (AP Photo/Sandro Perozzi)
Rescuers search for survivors through the rubble of collapsed buildings following an earthquake, in Amatrice, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. The 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 of the capital felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
People walk on rubble following an earthquake in Amatrice Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. The 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 of the capital felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
A woman is pulled out of the rubble following an earthquake in Amatrice Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. The 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 of the capital felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
A man is pulled out of the rubble following an earthquake in Amatrice Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. The 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 of the capital felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
The side of a building is collapsed following an earthquake, in Amatrice Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. The 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 of the capital felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
A nun checks her mobile phone as she lies near a victim laid on a ladder following an earthquake in Amatrice Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. The 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 of the capital felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)
A man is rescued alive from the ruins following an earthquake in Amatrice, central Italy, August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Remo Casilli TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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El primer ministro italiano, Matteo Renzi, confirmó que continúa la búsqueda de sobrevivientes y cuerpos entre las hogares
Se eleva a 159 personas fallecidas y 368 heridos el número de víctimas que dejó el sismo de seis grados de magnitud ocurrido en Italia, conformó el primer ministro Matteo Renzi.
En tanto, elementos de protección civil, autoridades de todos los niveles de gobierno y ciudadanos continúan en las labores de búsqueda y rescate de sobrevivientes.
El terremoto sacudió la madrugada del miércoles el centro de Italia causó la muerte al menos a 159 personas afectando la zona montañosa y poco poblada del centro de Italia, ubicada a 140 kilómetros de Roma y que ya sufrió otro devastador sismo en 2009.
