Moderate Earthquake Shakes Milan; No Reports of Injuries

Moderate Earthquake Shakes Milan; No Reports of Injuries
A general view at sunset in central Milan shows the Pirelli building (L), the Milano Centrale railway station (R), and the Piazza Duca D'Aosta, Italy, on Nov. 08, 2021. (Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images)
The Associated Press
12/18/2021
Updated:
12/18/2021

ROME—A moderate earthquake rattled Italy’s financial capital of Milan on Saturday morning. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

Italy’s Institute for Geophysics and Vulcanology said the quake had a preliminary magnitude between 4.3 and 4.8. It struck at 11:34 a.m. (1034 GMT; 5:34 a.m. EST) in the province of Bergamo.

Italy’s fire department tweeted that “at the moment no reports of damage or requests for rescue” had arrived in its operations center.