An Earthquake of 4.4 Magnitude Shakes the Province of Naples without Causing Serious Damage
No damage has been reported after the 4.4-magnitude quake, while Pozzuoli, Bacoli and Quarto kept schools closed.
- On Thursday, May 21, 2026, a 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei caldera west of Naples, Italy, at 05:50 LT, initiating a seismic swarm that concluded after 12 earthquakes.
- Subject to bradyseism, the Campi Flegrei region experiences periodic ground movement where the earth rises and sinks, frequently producing swarms of moderate earthquakes within the caldera structure.
- Epicentered near the Gulf of Pozzuoli at a depth of 3 km, the quake was monitored by The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in an area where about 3 million people reside.
- Local officials in Pozzuoli, Bacoli, and Quarto ordered precautionary school closures, while the Municipality of Naples mandated closures in the Bagnoli-Fuorigrotta Red Zone for building safety inspections.
- Shaped by explosive eruptions thousands of years ago, Campi Flegrei remains one of the world's highest volcanic-risk urban environments and contains more than 20 volcanic edifices, including the Solfatara crater.
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der Standard DEA new minute-long earthquake took people out of their sleep early on Thursday morning in the Phlegraean fields. It is the strongest earthquake in eleven months.
At about six o'clock people were awakened by earthquakes: an earthquake shook Naples and the surrounding area. The epicenter was in a super volcano.
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lrytas.ltIn the region around the Italian city of Naples an earthquake of magnitude 4.4 was recorded in the morning. Already last year there had been several quakes in the area with high volcanic activity.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 shatters the Phlegraean fields on Thursday morning – schools in several municipalities remain closed.
For precautionary reasons, schools will remain closed in the wider area of Phlegraean Fields and in two districts of the city.
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