4.4 magnitude earthquake hits Naples; no deaths reported

The earth trembled as much as it had been for a long time. Many want to go away, but no one wants to buy their houses.

Earthquake hits Naples: 'Whole city is awoken by huge roar'

City is rocked by strongest quake in 40 years, sending people rushing into the streets Naples has been rocked by a 4.4-magnitude earthquake, the strongest to hit the area in the last 40 years. The tremors were preceded by a 'huge roar', local media reports, sending people running into the streets at around 1.25am. The powerful quake lasted about 20 seconds and awoke the entire city and large parts of the surrounding region. The epicentre was rec…

Naples rocked by one of the worst earthquakes in 40 years

The city of Naples, Italy, and its surrounding areas were jolted awake by a 4.4-magnitude earthquake, marking it as one of the most significant seismic events in the region in four decades. The tremor, which struck at approximately 2.5 kilometers beneath Pozzuoli, a coastal city west of Naples, sent residents fleeing into the streets and […]

ThePatriotLight - Buildings Damaged as Overnight Quake Hits Naples in Southern Italy

ThePatriotLight - ROME—An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 hit near the southern Italian city of Naples early on Thursday, damaging buildings and causing locals to flee into the streets.The earthquake occurred at 1:25 a.m. (0025 GMT) with its epicentre near the coastal town of Pozzuoli, located west of Naples, according to Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV).The temblor, of the same magnitude as one that occurred last May,…

The frequent earthquakes on the Flégre fields stimulate the creativity and inventiveness of the Neapolitans. The restaurants make discounts to the diners to reassure their customers and not to flee when the soil trembles. Precisely this morning there was an earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scale, creating panic in many inhabitants who took to the street. The vulcanologist Giuseppe De Natale, of the National Institute of Geophysics and …

Buildings Damaged as Overnight Quake Hits Naples in Southern Italy

ROME—An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 hit near the southern Italian city of Naples early on Thursday, damaging buildings and causing locals to flee into the streets. The earthquake occurred at 1:25 a.m. (0025 GMT) with its epicentre near the coastal town of Pozzuoli, located west of Naples, according to Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV). The temblor, of the same magnitude as one that occurred last May, was the stronge…