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CHICAGO – An earthquake has rattled a swath of the Great Plains, from Kansas City, Missouri, to central Oklahoma. The United States Geological Survey didn't immediately post data on its website about the size of the earthquake or where it was centered. People in Kansas City, Missouri, Fayetteville, Arkansas, and Norman, Oklahoma, all reported feeling the earthquake at about 7:05 a.m. Saturday. Let's block ads! بخوانید...

AMATRICE, Italy – A powerful earthquake killed at least 38 and destroyed a cluster of small mountain villages in Central Italy early Wednesday, and the death toll was expected to rise as rescue workers were frantically digging through rubble. Among the hardest hit towns was Amatrice, a village of 2,700 in the province of Rieti. Survivors painted a grim picture of devastation following the magnitude 6.2 temblor, which struck at 3:36 a.m. and was felt as far away as Rome. "The town isn't here anymore," said Sergio Pirozzi, the mayor of Amatrice. Related Image Expand / Contract Map showing where Italy quake struck. (USGS) The quake was felt across a broad swath of central Italy, sh...