Rome has been hit by an earthquake measuring a significant 3.7 on the Richter scale, just as summer holiday season in Italy begins. The capital city, loved by Britons for its archaeological wonders and delicious food, was struck by the substantial tremors at approximately 9.45pm BST on Sunday night. Meteorologist Marco M.M. wrote on Twitter: “There has been a 3.7 magnitude earthquake near Rome. “It was felt in the city and in the Alban hills zone.”
No official warnings have been issued for UK travellers heading to the historic city, with no flight suspensions into the main airport, Rome Fiumicino.
The FCO has not updated its advice for travel to Rome in light of the incident, which caused damage to buildings in Colonna, as well as transport services on the Metro being suspended.
Yet it does warn Britons to be aware of the potential for earthquakes in Italy, and the actions to take when one occurs.
It states: “Since 14 August 2018, there have been a number of localised earthquakes in the Molise region of Italy, near the town of Montecilfone.
Several strong earthquakes were felt in central Italy in 2016, 2017 and 2018.”
