A magnitude 4.0 earthquake early on Saturday rocked the Molise area of Montecilfone, in the province of Campobasso, some 20 kilometres from Termoli, ANSA reported citing the National Geophysics and Volcanology Institute INGV.
The epicentre in Montecilfone was at a depth of 18 km.
So far, no injuries or damage have been reported by firefighters operating in the area.
Motecilfone had already been hit by an earthquake in mid-2018 that had caused significant damage to the town's buildings and to areas nearby.
Reconstruction efforts for the 5.2 magnitude earthquake are still ongoing.
