An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 on the open Richter scale has shaken central Italy on Wednesday, as confirmed by the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), with no reports of casualties for the moment.
The agency has indicated on its website that the earthquake occurred at 7.07 a.m., with epicenter off the coast of the city of Pesaro, in the Adriatic Sea, and hypocenter located about eight kilometers deep.
The INGV has highlighted that since then dozens of aftershocks have been recorded, including one of magnitude 4 on the Richter scale.
According to information reported by the newspaper ‘La Repubblica’, the earthquake is the most powerful in the country since 1930. The earthquake, which was felt in the capital, Rome, and the cities of Florence and Bologna, has caused the suspension of rail traffic in the area and the closure of schools in Pesaro.
