The area around the Italian city of Naples was shaken by a mild earthquake on Sunday morning. The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) gave the magnitude at 3.7 and located the epicenter in the so-called Phlegraean Fields.
According to the initial findings of the Italian Civil Protection, there were no injuries or major damage. Many media reported that many people in the area ran into the streets in fear during the earthquakes. No significant damage should have occurred at this magnitude, other than possible fallen objects or small cracks in walls.
Europe’s largest active supervolcano
The Phlegraean Fields (Campi Flegrei Area), an area of high volcanic activity in the Campania region of southern Italy, has been affected by numerous small earthquakes for some time. In August last year alone, 1,118 tremors were recorded around Europe’s largest active supervolcano.
The area is littered with 24 craters
In the past 15 years, the surface of the Campi Flegrei has increased by almost one meter. The area is riddled with 24 craters and is a much larger volcano than nearby Vesuvius, which famously destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii when it erupted in 79 AD.
Alarm signal for eleven years
Usually, however, it is small and barely perceptible vibrations that weaken the Earth’s crust above the Phlegraean Fields. Researchers repeatedly warn about this phenomenon. The area has been at yellow alert level for eleven years, which calls for caution.
Source: Krone
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