Magnitude 4.7 quake strikes near Italy’s Naples, causing outages and damage

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake jolted the Campi Flegrei area near Naples, Italy, on Friday, disrupting services and causing some structural damage. The tremor, which hit at 7:46 p.m. local time, had its epicenter at a shallow depth of about 3 kilometers, according to Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology.

Emergency services reported minor damage to buildings in and around Naples but confirmed no immediate requests for rescue. Local rail and metro services were temporarily suspended as a safety measure. Italian media described the quake as one of the strongest recorded in the region, prompting residents to rush into the streets.

Campi Flegrei, a densely populated volcanic caldera west of Naples, has seen an increase in seismic activity recently, leading the government to enhance monitoring efforts. Although minor earthquakes are frequent, this stronger event has revived fears of a seismic crisis similar to the one in the early 1980s, which caused significant disruption and displacement.

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there were ⁠reports of minor damage to buildings in and around Naples, ​but added that their crews had not received any immediate requests to ​help or rescue residents.