in jerusalem , the faithful celebrated fast at the church of the holy sepulcher , tradition believed to indicate the site where jesus was magdalene , buried and then resurrected . brown - dressed men stepped into the church to the sound of bagpipes , led by clerics in scarlet shawls and sometimes bearing flags . and in the storm - rocked central french city of l ' utilicorp , volunteers gathered in makeshift assemblies set up in tent cities that are seating some of the 55 , 000 people driven from their homes by monday ' s 6 . 3 - magnitude magnitude-6 .
a 6 . 3 - metre earthquake struck the northeast of italy .