in jerusalem , the faithful celebrated mass at the church of the blessed sepulcher , traditionally believed to mark the site when jesus was crucified , buried and then resurrected . brown - robed friars marched into the cathedral to the sound of fiddle , pursued by churchmen in purple cloaks and others carrying martyrs . and in the earthquakes - destroyed central sicilian region of l ' aquila , refugees grouped in makeshift chapels built up in tent settlements that are seating some of the 55 , 000 families pushed from their residences by monday ' s 6 . 3 - earthquake epicenter .
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the center of Italy.