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Four tremors hit Central Italy within an hour on Wednesday morning, the strongest measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center.

Media reports suggest there were no victims of injured people as a result of the quakes.

Two tremors have shaken the central region of Italy, local media report.

There have been no immediate reports of injuries. 

A first quake, measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale, was registered late in the afternoon, the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Institute has said.

It was followed by a 6.1-magnitude tremor that jolted Central Italy at 21:18 local time.