URGENT: Death toll in Italy earthquake reaches 92 - TV

ROME, April 6 (RIA Novosti) - The death toll following a powerful earthquake that hit central Italy early on Monday has reached 92, SkyTG24 reported.

The earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck the mountainous region of Abruzzo, to the northeast of Rome, at 3:32 a.m. local time (01:32 GMT) and was followed by a strong aftershock.

Earlier reports said 70 people were dead.