NNA – A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck early on Monday near Florence in central Italy, but regional authorities said it did not seem to have caused significant damage.
The epicentre was just off Marradi, a town about 70 kilometres (43.5 miles) north-east of Florence, at a depth of 8.4 kilometres, the Italian Geophysics and Volcanology Institute (INGV) said.
The quake hit at 0310 GMT and was followed by several aftershocks, INGV said.
quot;At the moment there are no particularly critical situations following the earthquake with its epicentre in Marradiquot;, Tuscany Governor Eugenio Giani wrote on Facebook, adding that checks on possible structural damages to buildings were ongoing. —-Reuters
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