A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei volcanic area near Naples in southern Italy on Friday evening, causing power outages, damaging several buildings, and disrupting rail and metro services.
According to Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, the earthquake occurred at 7:46 p.m. local time, with its epicentre located west of Naples at a shallow depth of approximately 3 kilometres.
Emergency officials reported minor structural damage in parts of Naples and nearby communities. While no immediate casualties or rescue operations were reported, authorities temporarily suspended train and metro services as a safety precaution.
Residents across several neighbourhoods fled into the streets as the strong tremors shook the area. Italian media described the quake as one of the most powerful recorded in the Campi Flegrei region in recent years.
The Campi Flegrei volcanic caldera, one of Europe's most closely monitored volcanic zones, has experienced increasing seismic activity in recent years, prompting heightened government surveillance and emergency preparedness.
The latest tremor has revived concerns of a repeat of the seismic crisis that affected the region in the early 1980s, when persistent earthquakes forced thousands of residents to evacuate their homes.
Italy is prone to earthquakes due to its geological location. In 2016, powerful earthquakes devastated parts of central Italy, killing around 300 people, while the 1980 Irpinia earthquake remains one of the country's deadliest disasters, claiming approximately 2,700 lives.
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