Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake Occurs Near Naples, Italy

Frequent Earthquakes Occur Due to Magma Activity in Volcanic Zones

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred in the volcanic area near Naples in southern Italy in the early morning of the 27th (local time), according to local Italian media.

Italian news channel SkyTG24 reported, citing the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), that the earthquake struck around 3:35 a.m. near the Campi Flegrei area west of Naples. The earthquake's depth was 3 km. INGV analyzed that this earthquake is the strongest in the past 40 years.

People are gathered outside the Naples Central Station in southern Italy. On the 27th (local time), an earthquake occurred in the Campi Flegrei area near Naples, causing train operations to be suspended for a while to conduct safety inspections of the railway network.
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In Naples, many people came out onto the streets due to the shaking and warning sirens. Prior to the magnitude 4.2 earthquake, there were earthquakes of magnitude 2.2 at 10:49 p.m. and 2.0 at 11:36 p.m. the previous day. However, the Italian Civil Protection Department announced that no casualties have been reported so far from this earthquake.

Campi Flegrei, located on the western outskirts of Naples, is an area where earthquakes frequently occur due to magma activity inside the volcano. Since early dawn the previous day, over 60 earthquakes have occurred in this area, with both frequency and magnitude increasing.

Naples authorities judged that the continuous and repeated tremors could adversely affect the stability of buildings, and have launched emergency inspections of railway networks, bridges, and overpasses.

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