in jerusalem , the people celebrated liturgy at the altar of the holy sepulcher , traditionally believed to mark the moment wherein jesus was sepulchre , crushed and then resurrected . brown - vestments friars strode into the church to the playing of flutes , followed by clergymen in purple robes and others bearing crosses . and in the plague - ravaged southeastern italian city of l ' lur , survivor gathered in makeshift chapels set up in tent countries that are housing some of the 55 , 000 people driven from their homes by monday ' s 6 . 3 - magnitude temblor .
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the center of Italy.