Earthquake at Campi Flegrei, record shock
A earthquake of magnitude 3.9 occurred today in the area of Phlegraean Fields, around 5.44am. He reports it Engv. The epicenter, at a depth of 3 kilometers, occurred in the gulf between Bacoli and Pozzuoli.
It was the strongest bradyseismic shock at sea in the last 40 years in the Campi Flegrei area – he says all’beraking latest news the mayor of Bacoli, Josi Della Ragione – There is a need to complete the national law on bradyseism, a earthquake Bonus, we are carrying out checks on the building stock and where there are anti-seismic interventions on buildings then economic tools are needed for citizens to carry them out. Otherwise it’s like telling a person they’re sick without giving them treatment.”
The mayor of Bacoli adds that “the municipal operations center has been active since this morning, we are taking action for any damage, rubble has fallen and there are cracks in some houses, there will also be control interventions in schools and I have also issued orders banning the circulation of large boats on our territory”.
“This morning’s shock was strong, the magnitude recorded by the seismographs was 3.9 of the Observatory Vesuvian. As happens on these occasions we immediately took action with the volunteers of the Civil Protection and the municipal police. At the moment there are no reports of damage”, writes the mayor of Pozzuoli in a post on Facebook, Gigi Manzoniafter the earthquake.
“For any reports you can use the numbers of the Municipal Police Operations Center: 081/8551891 and those of the Civil Protection: 081/18894400”, writes the mayor, giving instructions to citizens.
“From 1.38 am recorded seismic swarm in the Phlegraean area. The largest shock is of magnitude 3.9. Our Italy Situation Room is in contact with civil protection structures in the area. The checks revealed no damage.” This is what we read in a post on the Facebook account of the Civil Protection Department.
Fear in Naples
“I Phlegraean Fields this morning they woke us up with a bang”, “It seemed like everything was collapsing”, “They say that Neapolitans are the South Americans of Italy. I would also say quite a few Japanese”. Fear also Napoli after the strong earthquake, with hundreds of comments on social media and a lot of fear for the many citizens who felt today’s earthquake. Among the commentators, there were also those who decided to take to the streets before dawn for fear of collapses.