This comes in response to a request from the Italian authorities for the EU's Copernicus emergency management services, which provides damage assessment satellite maps for the affected area.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said, "This will of course be done."
At least 241 people have died and many more are missing after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit a string of hill towns and villages across central Italy.
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It struck at 3.36am, when most people in the hardest-hit towns of Amatrice, Accumoli and Arquata del Tronto were asleep.
Italy's Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, made his way to the worst-hit areas on Wednesday.
Pope Francis has thanked rescue workers and volunteers and invited everyone to join him in prayer for the victims.
France, Germany and the EU have offered their assistance. French President François Hollande said France would provide "all the help that might be necessary" after a "terrible tragedy", while Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed "the deep sympathy of the German people."
On Wednesday, Brussels issued a statement by European humanitarian aid and crisis management Commissioner Christos Stylianides.
The Cypriot official said, "We express our heartfelt condolences and sympathy to the families and friends of those who have lost loved ones. Our thoughts are also with the first responders and all those involved in the rescue operations.
"Italy is part of our European family and as the European Union we stand in full solidarity with the Italian people and the national authorities at this time."
He added, "The EU is ready to help. At the moment, the Commission's emergency response coordination centre is closely monitoring the situation and has already been in contact with the Italian civil protection authorities during the night regarding any help which could be requested."
Stylianides went on, "So far, the Italian authorities have requested that the Copernicus emergency management services provide damage assessment satellite maps for the affected area. This will of course be done."
Elsewhere, the Party of European Socialists said it was "deeply saddened" by the deaths and devastation caused by the earthquake, with a spokesperson "extending our condolences to the families of the victims."
PES President Sergei Stanishev added, "I am deeply moved by the news of this destructive earthquake. Our hearts and minds are with the families of the victims and the people of Italy.
"We express our deepest sympathies to those directly affected by the disaster and to the Italian people. We stand in solidarity with you."
"It is also the time to support the rescue teams on the ground, so they can limit the loss of life and I am sure the Italian government is doing everything in its power to help the affected regions", Stanishev, a former Bulgarian Prime Minister, said.
He has sent a condolence letter to Renzi.
According to the US geological survey, it was the largest earthquake in Italy since April 2009, when a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit L'Aquila, killing at least 295 people and injuring more than 1000.