Magnitude 4.7 quake strikes near Italy's Naples, causing outages and damage
Authorities reported 10 aftershocks and said crews were inspecting buildings and tracks after the strongest tremor in decades.
- On Friday, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area near Naples, causing power outages, transit disruptions, and building damage across the region.
- Campi Flegrei, a densely populated volcanic caldera encompassing western Naples, has experienced increasingly frequent seismic activity in recent years, prompting the government to step up monitoring.
- Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology recorded 10 aftershocks following the tremor, while Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci reported four injuries and damage to residential buildings and churches.
- Rail services on the Cumana and Circumflegrea lines connecting Naples with Phlegraean Fields communities were suspended as a precaution while safety inspections were conducted.
- Earthquakes occur frequently in Italy, with historical precedents including a magnitude 6.9 event in Irpinia in November 1980 that killed about 2,700 people and devastated hundreds of towns.
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Chaos reigned in Naples after the strongest earthquake in 40 years. Cliffs fell, numerous buildings were destroyed, 21 people were injured - two of them seriously. Many frightened residents spent the night on the streets or with families outside the area. Seismographs have detected about 60 aftershocks since the earthquake in the bradyseismic zone.
The 4.7 magnitude earthquake, which shook the Naples region in southern Italy on Friday night, caused 21 injuries, including two serious injuries, and was followed all night by dozens of lower-intensity earthquakes.
VIDEO - A 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Naples area on Friday night. At least 21 people were injured and several buildings were damaged.
Around the southern Italian city of Naples there was an earthquake of magnitude 4.7. Until the morning there were numerous aftershocks.
An earthquake has shaken several regions near the southern Italian city of Naples. Rocks and debris caused damage, several people were injured.
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