The death toll in Italy’s magnitude 6.0 earthquake has risen to at least six, with more than 50 people reported injured, authorities say.
People rushed into the streets when the powerful earthquake struck northern Italy today.
The quake struck around 0200 GMT (midday AEST) in the Emilia-Romagna region and the area around Venice. The epicentre was 36 kilometres north of Bologna at a depth of 10 kilometres.
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People gather on a street in front of the damaged Town Hall building on Sant' Agostino near Ferrara. Photo: Reuters
Four night-shift workers were killed in factory building collapses.
A 37-year-old German woman died near Bologna, while a centenarian woman was reported to have died of shock caused by the quake.
The quake lasted around 20 seconds and was followed by several aftershocks.
Earlier, another 4.1-magnitude quake was felt in the Lombardy region around Milan, Italy's financial and business capital.
Rescue services said the three people died on night shifts in the Modena and Ferrara areas.
Two people were injured in another region.
Several church steeples also partly collapsed and hospitals were evacuated as a precautionary measure.
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