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Twin Quakes Shake Campi Flegrei Before Dawn, M3.1 and M2.9 a Minute Apart

Shallow shocks were widely felt across the Naples area, with authorities reporting no damage.

Overview

  • INGV reported a magnitude 3.1 quake at 03:23 near Pozzuoli, followed about 60 seconds later by a magnitude 2.9 event.
  • The brief swarm continued with a magnitude 1.6 at 03:25 and a magnitude 1.3 at 05:19 recorded by the Osservatorio Vesuviano.
  • Widespread felt reports came in from Pozzuoli and Bacoli to several Naples neighborhoods, with effects noted as far as Caserta and the Domitian coast.
  • Residents were awakened by the strongest shocks, but there were no injuries or damage reported to people or property.
  • INGV’s ‘Hai sentito il terremoto’ system mapped the felt area as monitoring continues after a renewed uptick that included a 2.9 event the previous day.