A magnitude 5.5 earthquake off the Italian resort of Rimini was felt in central Italy and parts of the Balkans.
Houses on the Adriatic coast shook for several seconds and there were reports of minor damage but no casualties.
Schools were closed in parts of the central Marche region and trains were halted around the city of Ancona due to suspected track damage.
Italian officials said the quake was 8 kilometers (5 miles) deep.
It was felt across the Adriatic in Rome in the west and Bologna in the northeast, as well as in Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The first and most intense earthquake occurred at 07:07 (06:07 GMT), followed by many smaller aftershocks.
Qui siamo alla stazione di #Ancona dopo il #terremoto di magnitudo 5.7 questa mattina sulla costa marchigiana, in mare tra #Croazia e #Italia, profondità 8 km
— Marco Ferraglioni (@MFerraglioni) November 9, 2022
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Fallen masonry was seen in the center of Ancona and at the station, and residents took to the streets in panic. Italian reports said trains were suspended on several lines, including between Ancona and the capital Rome.
A resident of Fano, a coastal town between Rimini and Ancona, told JEE News that streetlights began to shake like twigs: “Everything was shaking violently, a terrible feeling, and people entered the streets.”
