Campi Flegrei, new shock in the night, magnitude 2.5. The Vesuvian Observatory: “New seismic swarm underway”
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As part of the seismic swarm underway at the Campi Flegrei, the sensors of the Vesuvian Observatory recorded a new, more energetic shock tonight at 5.38 am, of preliminary magnitude 2.5, which occurred at a depth of 2.6 km and with an epicenter in the area of Agnano Pisciarelli, full Phlegraean area. The shock was preceded by other earthquakes of smaller magnitude, of which the strongest was magnitude 2.3 at 4.11 am tonight, Tuesday 16 April 2024.
Vesuvian Observatory: “Seismic swarm”
L’Vesuvian Observatory of the INGV, the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanologyexplained that a seismic swarm is underway in the area and issued the following statement:
As part of the seismic swarm underway at the Campi Flegrei, the sensors of the Vesuvian Observatory recorded a new, more energetic shock at 5.38 am, cataloging is awaited. Update Preliminary magnitude 2.5 +/- 0.3 depth 2.6 km and epicenter Agnano Pisciarelli.
In recent days, seismic swarms have been recorded in the Campi Flegrei defined as “important” by the Vesuvian Observatory. In the swarm recorded by seismographs on Sunday, more than 75 earthquakes were recorded. The strongest of magnitude 3.7 at 9.44 am. The other two of 3.1 and 3.0 and the others much lower. “The localization of these events – he explained to Fanpage.it Mauro Antonio Di Vito, director of the INGV Vesuvian Observatory – And Solfatara-Pisciarelli. It doesn’t change the current situation. The deformation of the ground continues. We can expect other seismic events, even if they cannot be predicted deterministically. But we are analyzing all the data. There are no other changes in the parameters that we normally measure, such as ground deformation, geochemistry. The current situation remains unchanged. At the moment there is no sign of a possible eruptive crisis.”
