A series of earthquakes that struck central Italy over the last week have moved the ground in affected areas either up or down by up to 70 centimeters (27.5 inches), experts say, citing satellite imagery. The level of impact of the shock was determined by scientists from the Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV). "The image processing is in progress," the INGV's Simone Atzori explained, "but we can already say that in some areas such as Castelluccio, soil has been lowered by up to 70 centimeters." "The western slope of Monte Vettore has slipped down by several tens of centimeters," he added. The 6.5 magnitude earthquake on October 30 may have been down to a domino effect: the earlier quake on 24 August which killed 298 (also in central Italy), activated the fault line that broke on October 26, paving the way for the latest shock. "We are already sure, in fact, that the breaking of October 30 partly reflects that of August 24 – which occurred between Amatrice, Accumoli and