Earthquake rattles European capital city popular with Brit tourists

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Earthquake rattles European capital city popular with Brit tourists
 
A STRONG earthquake has rocked Rome.
 
 The quake — measuring magnitude 5.4 — has shaken centuries-old buildings in the large historic city loved by tourists.
 
 Emergency services across central Italy have been inundated with calls.
 
 The powerful earthquake was detected at 7:11pm local time, about 40 miles to the southeast of Perugia. Its epicentre was relatively shallow, at about 7 miles below ground.
 
 It comes just weeks after a devastating quake killed hundreds in the same region of the nation.
 
 Witnesses say the disaster has collapsed ancient buildings in the city of almost three million residents.
 
 One witness said on Twitter: "I felt it as my chair and table moved as if we were at sea, a wave sensation for a few seconds..."
 
 Vanda Wilcox tweeted: "Another big earthquake. Epicentre near Perugia, made the house shake hugely here, frightened us enough to get baby up & go out #Terremoto."
 
 Most of the region is understood to be without power.
 
 Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said he was in contact with the civil protection agency.
 
 “We’re in the square, all the lights are out, we can’t see, we’re counting each other to see who’s here, we still don’t know how bad the situation is,” Mauro Falcucci, mayor of Castelsantangelo sul Nera, said.