A magnitude 4.7 earthquake that struck the Campi Flegrei volcanic area near Naples, Italy, on Friday evening has been identified as the strongest in the region in over 40 years, according to initial reports. The tremor follows an earlier bulletin from Friday night reporting damage to buildings and at least four injuries.
The magnitude 4.7 earthquake that struck the Campi Flegrei volcanic area near Naples, Italy, on Friday evening has been identified as the strongest in the region in over 40 years, according to initial reports. The Campi Flegrei, a volcanic caldera west of Naples, is one of the most seismically active areas in Europe. On Friday night, The Zioneer reported that the earthquake caused damage to buildings and injured at least four people. This new report underscores the unusual intensity of the event, which surpassed any tremor recorded in the area since the early 1980s.
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