Updated Saturday 7am

A tremor was felt in several parts of Malta late on Friday night. 

Reports indicated the tremor took place at 11.11pm some 30km south of Malta.

The Seismic Monitoring and Research Group of the University of Malta said it had recorded a magnitude of 3.2.

An hour earlier a small earthquake was felt 41 km north east of Siracusa. Earlier a more powerful earthquake shook northern Libya. 

EMSC, an independent earthquake monitoring organisation said it was a small earthquake which caused no danger. 

Readers reported feeling the tremor in areas spanning from Siġġiewi to Marsascala. It does not appear to have been felt much in the north of Malta or Gozo but it appears to have been quite strong in Birżebbuġa.

One report said Luqa residents were forced to leave their homes as they felt their buildings shake with the tremor. 

"I felt the furniture shaking," a resident of Żebbuġ reported. 

A man reported on social media that his house in Vittoriosa shook for some six seconds. 

No damage was reported.

Times on the charts are in GMT.