A moderate magnitude 3.7 earthquake hit 5.1&nbsp;km (3.2&nbsp;mi) away from <a href="place/170992/earthquakes/l-aquila.html">L'Aquila</a>, <a href="earthquakes/italy/abruzzo.html">Abruzzo</a>, &nbsp;<a href="earthquakes/italy.html">Italy</a>
2023 at 6.53 pm local time (Europe/Rome GMT +2)
The quake had a very shallow depth of 8.7&nbsp;km (5.4&nbsp;mi) and was felt by many near the epicenter
The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicenter than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would.