The Phlegraean Fields volcanic region has experienced a number of tremors in recent days, such as the magnitude 4 earthquake that occurred on Monday evening. If it caused no casualties or damage, it still might not be the last.
A magnitude 4 earthquake struck on Monday evening, October 2, in the volcanic region of the Phlegraean Fields near Naples, shaking all of Italy. The warning comes as the area has been hit by a “seismic swarm” – a series of low-magnitude tremors – in recent days. A magnitude 4.2 earthquake was reported on Wednesday, the strongest in the area in forty years. The director of the INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia), Mauro Di Vito, now considered it “possible that tremors of greater intensity could occur”.
I have Danni a #Napoli dopo la scossa di #terremoto Magnitudo 4.0, if it is registered then it will be in Campi Flegrei
Ad Agnano, western district of Naples, Calcinacci Crolli and Intonaco Sulle Auto in Sosta in Strada pic.twitter.com/4Hg14LkD67
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If said the civil protection agency Although Monday night’s earthquake, which struck shortly after 10 p.m., caused no injuries and minimal damage, it still caused panic among residents of the region, who took to the streets in large numbers. According to the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of around 3 km between the coastal cities of Naples and Pozzuoli.
The Phlegraean Fields volcano, which last erupted in 1538, would endanger half a million inhabitants if it erupted again. On August 24, 2016, the town of Amatrice in central Italy was struck by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake, killing nearly 300 people.