After years of relentless tremors culminating in Friday’s record 4.7-magnitude quake, 144 evacuated families now fear their houses are beyond saving but few can afford to simply walk away.
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The 4.7-magnitude earthquake at Campi Flegrei, the strongest recorded in the volcanic caldera in 40 years, has left around 300 people displaced. Officials warn further tremors above magnitude 3 remain possible.
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On 30 July 1626, one of the most violent seismic events in European history struck the region surrounding Naples. Estimated to have measured approximately 7.0 on the Richter scale, the massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the bustling maritime hub and wiped out dozens of nearby settlements, claiming an estimated 70,000 lives.
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Thursday’s tremor is among the strongest recorded during the ongoing bradyseismic crisis at the Phlegrean Fields. Ground uplift has now reached 140 centimetres since 2005 and a new study warns of a critical transition within a decade.
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A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Calabria early this morning, affecting parts of southern Italy and Malta.
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A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area near Naples at 12:47 p.m. on Monday, June 30, marking it the most powerful tremor in the area in the past 40 years. The epicentre was located in the Bacoli area, with a depth of 5 kilometres. The shock was clearly felt in central Naples, sending residents […]
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A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei volcanic caldera near Naples at 1:32 pm on Saturday, Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) reported. The shallow quake, with a depth of just 2.9 km, was widely felt across the area. It is the second earthquake in less than a week in the area.
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A 4.4-magnitude earthquake in the Campi Flegrei volcanic caldera shook the Naples area overnight, sending frightened residents into the streets. The quake caused some damage and injured one person.
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A magnitude 4.0 earthquake shook the Campi Flegrei area near Naples at 13:46 on Friday, amid an ongoing wave of seismic activity in the volcanic caldera.
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Hundreds of small tremors have shaken the densely populated Campi Flegrei, volcanic area west of the Italian city of Naples in recent weeks. As a result, the government is rapidly redrafting mass evacuation plans, even though experts don’t see an imminent risk of eruption.
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