A strong earthquake of magnitude 3.9 struck Rome at 10:43 pm with its epicenter 3km from Colonna, in the Castelli Romani area, at a depth of 9.3km.
According to the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, it is a slight shock, magnitude 3.9R. People in Rome poured into the streets in a panic.
There are no reported collapses or damage to people, although some buildings would have been damaged with cracks opening based on the first reports.