The Strongest Earthquake In 40 Years Has Struck Naples, Causing A Roar That Woke The Entire City And Sent People Fleeing Into The Streets

Off The RecordThe Strongest Earthquake In 40 Years Has Struck Naples, Causing A Roar That Woke The Entire City And Sent People Fleeing Into The Streets
The largest earthquake to strike the region in the past 40 years, with a magnitude of 4.4, has shaken Naples.

According to local media, there was a “huge roar” before the earthquakes, which caused residents to rush into the streets at around 1.25 am.The entire city and a sizable portion of the surrounding area were awakened by the strong earthquake, which lasted for roughly 20 seconds.

The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) said that the epicentre was located 2.5 kilometers below the municipality of Pozzuoli, a city on the coast near Naples.As terrified citizens crouched in the streets, it set off a seismic swarm that caused the city to be shaken for two more hours by a succession of weaker shocks.

After her home’s ceiling collapsed, firefighters in Pozzuoli rescued an injured woman from the debris.

According to news agency ANSA, rescuers in Bagnoli worked to release those who were stuck in their houses, with some locals scaling windows to escape.
Together with a 4.4-magnitude earthquake that was registered in May of last year, the earthquake was the joint strongest to strike the region in the previous forty years.

Similar to the earthquake that occurred last night, the epicenter was located in the Phlegraean Fields region, beneath which lies the largest active volcano caldera in Europe—the hole created by an eruption.