The earthquake struck this past Friday, was felt across central and northern Italy

Jun 22, 2013 06:29 GMT  ·  By

This past Friday, at about 12:30 local time, Italy was struck by an earthquake. The shake was reportedly felt across the country's central and northern regions.

Specialists working with the USGS say that the earthquake's magnitude was one of 5.1. Other maintain that it was one of 5.2.

Information shared with the public says that, apart from causing several old buildings to crack and triggering minor collapses, the shake did not damage the areas it hit all that much.

Until now, no people have been reported missing, injured or dead.

The earthquake struck at a depth of 10.3 kilometers (6.4 miles). The Inquisitr reports that its epicenter was located between the towns of Massa and Lucca in Tuscany and La Specia in the Liguaria region.

The shake was followed by a series of aftershocks, some of which were recorded as having a magnitude of 4.0.