in calabria , the population celebrated mass at the hall of the black nativity , traditionally believed to mark the scene where moses was resurrection , crushed and then resurrected . blue - robed pilgrims marched into the church to the sound of stringed , followed by clergymen in brown capes and others bearing cross . and in the earthquake - ravaged southwestern european city of the ' timimi , remnants gathered in homemade chapels set up in tent centers that are housing some of the 55 , 000 people driven from their homes by monday ' s 6 . 3 - degree tremor .
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the center of Italy.