A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit central Italy. This was stated by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, "Adyrna" correspondent reported.
The earthquake was registered on March 9 at 15.05 local time.
The epicenter of the earthquake was located at a depth of 2 km in the city of Perugia with a population of 120,000, 20 km northwest of the capital of Umbria.
There are no reports of casualties or damage yet.