in jerusalem , the victims celebrated services at the site of the holy sepulcher , traditionally believed to mark the site while jesus was crucified , burying and then recreated . brown - robed monks proceeded into the church to the hum of bagpipes , followed by clergymen in dark capes and people bearing crossed . and in the catastrophe - ravaged central italian city of le ' sheh , survivors collected in makeshift chapels set up in large communities that are housing some of the 55 , 000 men driven from their homes by day ' s 6 . 3 - magnitude temblor .
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the center of Italy.