According to Italian seismologists, the epicenter was registered at a depth of some 17 kilometers in the commune of Collelongo, in the province of L’Aquila.There has been no immediate information about deaths or damages. However, local authorities reportedly are examining railways in the zone impacted by tremors.
Train traffic from Rome to L’Aquila has been temporarily suspended.According toΒ local media reports, the seismic activity could have been caused byΒ a quake that jolted the Italian region onΒ December 26.The 5.1R earthquake followed a series ofΒ tremors, the eruption ofΒ Mount Etna inΒ the eastern part ofΒ Sicily, located onΒ a small island north ofΒ Sicily.The Corriere Della Sera reported that atΒ least 28 people were hurt inΒ a December earthquake nearΒ the Sicilian city ofΒ Catania withΒ a majority suffering only minor injuries.