An earthquake of 5.7 magnitude struck Italy at around 7.07am on Wednesday, authorities said. The epicentre of the quake was located at sea, off the Adriatic coast, near the town of Pesaro in the Marche region in central Italy.
The authorities have not yet reported on casualties. The tremor was felt all the way in Bologna, Rome and Florence. Hundreds of calls were made by concerned citizens to the fire brigade asking for further information.
'The tremor was felt very strongly, I live on a ground floor and I saw the plants in the garden swaying'. Valeria Mancinelli, the mayor of Ancona, told Italian media Adnkronos about today's earthquake in the Marche region. "People were very scared and many took shelter in the streets," she stated.
"From what we understand at the moment there should be no damage to persons or property," she said, explaining that "at the moment there is no significant and obvious damage".
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Several media reported that some buildings, including a hospital, had been evacuated. Rail traffic was interrupted near Ancona.
According to the Richter scale, this type of earthquake is strongly felt but causes only minor damage at its epicentre.
