«Very long shock, the bed shook»

Earthquake of magnitude 3.9 in the area of Phlegraean Fields at dawn on Saturday 27 April, around 5.40am. There is a lot of fear among residents, with the earthquake also being felt in the center of Naples. “I’m still shaking, it was really long,” writes a user on X, where the hashtag “earthquake” immediately became the top trend in Italy. “Naturally on the day when you can wake up calmly, at 5.45 the bed shakes heavily,” writes another.

The official data of the Ingv

The INGV communicates that «an earthquake of magnitude Md 3.9 occurred in the Campi Flegrei area, on 04-27-2024 at 05:44:56 Italian time with geographical coordinates (lat, lon) 40.8110, 14.0940 at a depth of 3 km . The earthquake was localized by: INGV-OV Operations Room (Naples)».

The earthquake wakes up everyone, from Bacoli to Vomero

The shallow depth of the event, just 3 kilometres, meant that the telluric waves spread across a large area of ​​the territory, reaching areas and neighborhoods of the city of Naples where the tremors of bradyseism are not usually felt.

The jolt was of strong intensity and lasted a decidedly long time. It was felt in many areas of the city. The chatter on social media indicates that people were woken up from the Campi Flegrei to Vomero to Posillipo, up to the historic center of Naples. In the area closest to the epicentre, currently indicated in the Bacoli area, some people took to the streets, although for the moment no damage or injuries have been reported. To be precise, the earthquake occurred in the sea of ​​the Gulf of Pozzuoli exactly in front of the ancient castle of Baia. Starting from midnight, 21 tremors were counted, all of very low intensity, until the powerful tremor at dawn followed by further tiny earthquakes felt only by the instruments.

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