A strong earthquake has hit Rome, shaking centuries-old buildings in the Italian capital.
It is not known if it has caused significant casualties.
The US Geological Survey said the earthquake measured 5.6 on the Richter scale but that was later revised to 5.4.
Italy’s National Vulcanology Centre said the epicentre was close to Macerata, 50 miles south east of Perugia in the central spine of Italy, which has traditionally been prone to quakes, known in Italian as terremoto.
Arcangelo Vicedomini, a software developer in Nettuno, near Rome, tweeted: ‘Earthquake in Italy, 5.6 Richter, epicenter 66 km south of Perugia. In it was feeled well. In Nettuno chandeliers are dancing.’
Today’s tremor came two months after a quake in central Italy killed nearly 300 people.
The August 24 quake – which measured 6.2 – destroyed the hilltop village of Amatrice and several other small towns.
Vanda Wilcox tweeted: ‘Another big earthquake. Epicentre near Perugia, made the house shake hugely here, frightened us enough to get baby up & go out #Terremoto.’
But the US Geological Survey said today’s quake had a depth of only seven miles, which is relatively shallow.
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Source: Daily Mail UK