According to the statement made by the Italian Institute of Earthquake and Volcanology (INGV), an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 occurred off the Pesaro and Urbino provinces of the Marche region of Italy.

There has been no loss of life so far in the earthquake recorded at a depth of 7 kilometers. As a precaution, schools in Pesaro and other nearby areas were closed, and rail traffic passing through Pesaro along the Adriatic coast was also suspended.

After the earthquake, aftershocks with a magnitude of 4.0, 3.4 and 3.7 also occurred. The earthquake was felt in Bologna, Romagna and the Italian capital, as well as in the Vatican, Croatia, San Marino, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Experts warned that there could be more aftershocks in the hours and days ahead..