<p>A powerful earthquake struck Italy's southern region of Molise late on Tuesday night.</p>.<p>An initial report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said it was a magnitude 5.4 quake but the Italian Geophysics and Volcanology Institute (INGV) put it at 4.6.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/magnitude-61-quake-shakes-northern-japan-no-tsunami-warning-1204354.html" target="_blank">Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes northern Japan, no tsunami warning</a></strong><br /> </p>.<p>The quake's epicentre was in Montagano, near the city of Campobasso, and it occurred at a depth of around 23 km (14.3 miles), the INGV said.</p>.<p>Italy's Fire Brigade tweeted that no rescue request had been sent and no damage detected so far.</p>
<p>A powerful earthquake struck Italy's southern region of Molise late on Tuesday night.</p>.<p>An initial report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said it was a magnitude 5.4 quake but the Italian Geophysics and Volcanology Institute (INGV) put it at 4.6.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/magnitude-61-quake-shakes-northern-japan-no-tsunami-warning-1204354.html" target="_blank">Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes northern Japan, no tsunami warning</a></strong><br /> </p>.<p>The quake's epicentre was in Montagano, near the city of Campobasso, and it occurred at a depth of around 23 km (14.3 miles), the INGV said.</p>.<p>Italy's Fire Brigade tweeted that no rescue request had been sent and no damage detected so far.</p>