A huge earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 hit off the coast of Italy this morning, with tremors being recorded throughout the north of the country in Rome, Bologna and Rimini
Historic Italy was rocked by a massive 5.6-scale magnitude earthquake off the coast of Rimini this morning which “shook” several cities, including Rome.
The massive tremor was also felt in other countries, including Croatia and San Marino, although there is not believed to have been much damaged caused in the affected areas.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the earthquake was at a depth of around 10km, around 64 km east of picturesque Rimini.
It was followed by two smaller tremors of 3.1 and 3.4 magnitude at around 7am local time – 6am in the UK.