Earthquake in Naples. Trains stopped, university evacuated
Sky News reports that the earthquake was felt by residents of Naples at 12:08 on Tuesday 13th May. The temporary magnitude was 4.4 on the Richter scale. It was soon followed by a weaker 3.5. People gathered in the streets but no damage or injuries have been reported so far. Experts say it is an ongoing earthquake swarm in the area around the volcano, the Phlegraean Fields, which stretch under the Bay of Naples and the islands of Capri and Ischia, all the way to the outskirts of Naples .
Earthquake Detector app users sent 330 earthquake reports within a 31 km radius.
Earthquake in Naples"The premises of the University of Naples Federico II have been evacuated. The alarm system has been activated and students have run outside. In the meantime, the upper floors of the building are being evacuated," the station reported.
The earthquake's epicenter was offshore, in the port of Pozzuoli, just off the coast, at a depth of 2.6 km. Damage and landslides were reported in the city area. In accordance with regulations, trains arriving in Naples and on selected lines (including those connecting Naples with Fusaro and Pozzuoli) stopped. Metro line 1 and cable cars were also temporarily closed.
Phlegraean Fields, the terror of the inhabitantsThe Phlegraean Fields are a supervolcano caldera 13 kilometers in diameter. Below it is a giant lake of liquid magma. Less well-known than Vesuvius, the volcano is a ticking bomb under constant observation, and tremors return here regularly. The last earthquake of similar strength occurred on March 13 and caused a lot of damage. In Pozzuoli (where the center of the caldera is located), firefighters rescued a woman from her house, where the attic had collapsed.
The last eruption of the Phlegraean Fields volcano occurred in 1538.
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