Sicily has been rocked by a very strong earthquake (5.1 magnitude) that injured dozens of people and wrecked buildings close to the active Volcano.
Several dozen people were rushed to hospital with bruising following the quake near Etna volcano at around 3.19am local time (3.19am BST) on Wensday.
The epicentre was the slopes of the erupted Etna Volcano, 2 km from Aci Castello, Province of Catania, which is home to 315,000 people.