Overview
- The strongest recent shock hit the Phlegraean Fields on July 31 and caused widespread damage, leaving roughly 350 people temporarily homeless and injuring about 30 others.
- Emergency inspections have closed metro and rail tunnels, blocked key roads and shuttered churches and schools while police set up a special unit after reports of looting.
- Researchers at INGV and volcanologists report ongoing bradyseism with about one centimetre of uplift per month and rising gas emissions, and they warn quakes up to roughly magnitude 5.1 and a possible eruption remain plausible.
- After more than 10,000 building inspections, officials identified about 700 high‑risk private homes eligible for a 50% retrofit subsidy but have recorded no applications, prompting protests and calls for a fully funded strengthening program.
- A separate M4.3 quake near Pisa on August 4 prompted precautionary evacuations and infrastructure checks but caused no major monument damage, underscoring Italy’s wider seismic exposure and the pressure on national preparedness.