3.7 earthquake hits Tuscany overnight
People living in the Florence and Siena areas were woken by strong tremors after an earthquake registering 3.7 on the Richter scale hit Tuscany overnight.
The epicentre of the 1.00am earthquake was registered 4km north of Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, in the province of Florence, the US Geological Survey said.
A 3.3 earthquake hit ten minutes before, while at least two 1.8 tremors were also registered, La Nazione reported.
#Terremoto a #Firenze: scossa avvertita a Scandicci, Siena e Pistoia ma nessun danno ► http://t.co/l7v9alUwyD pic.twitter.com/c1PmL0hx6B
— MeteoWeb (@MeteoWeb_eu) March 4, 2015
Locals were woken by the larger tremors and took to Twitter, with one person saying it was difficult to get back to sleep after feeling their bed shaking.
#terremoto #firenze ora diventa un po' difficile addormentarsi...Trema il letto!
— enrica della martira (@minichicca) March 4, 2015
Another Twitter user described the earthquakes as “very strong”.
Mamma mia che scosse di #terremoto a #Firenze due fortissime
— Marco Dell'Olio (@marcodellolio) March 4, 2015
While the tremors gave residents a shock, local media said no damage had been reported.
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The epicentre of the 1.00am earthquake was registered 4km north of Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, in the province of Florence, the US Geological Survey said.
A 3.3 earthquake hit ten minutes before, while at least two 1.8 tremors were also registered, La Nazione reported.
#Terremoto a #Firenze: scossa avvertita a Scandicci, Siena e Pistoia ma nessun danno ► http://t.co/l7v9alUwyD pic.twitter.com/c1PmL0hx6B
— MeteoWeb (@MeteoWeb_eu) March 4, 2015 Locals were woken by the larger tremors and took to Twitter, with one person saying it was difficult to get back to sleep after feeling their bed shaking.
#terremoto #firenze ora diventa un po' difficile addormentarsi...Trema il letto!
— enrica della martira (@minichicca) March 4, 2015 Another Twitter user described the earthquakes as “very strong”.
Mamma mia che scosse di #terremoto a #Firenze due fortissime
— Marco Dell'Olio (@marcodellolio) March 4, 2015 While the tremors gave residents a shock, local media said no damage had been reported.
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