«One of the strongest shocks in the Campi Flegrei, the fracture that generated it is in the gulf»

This morning’s earthquake which woke up much of the province of Naples it was also felt in Marano, Villaricca and Giugliano. «The location of the earthquakes obviously matters a lot, the fact that it was generated in the Gulf of Pozzuoli more towards Bacoli meant that the entire western area of ​​the province felt it more – he declared Mauro Di Vito, director of the Vesuvian Observatory -. Just as when last year there was a magnitude 4 earthquake with its epicenter towards the Solfatara area, it was also well felt towards the Vesuvian towns. But it is clear that the perception of a telluric event depends on its location, depth and magnitude. This morning was one of the strongest earthquakes that occurred in this bradyseismic crisis in the Campi Flegrei. In the last few days we have recorded several individual seismic events but it is a low energy activity that is always present in the Phlegraean area. What’s different in this period is that there are many events with magnitudes greater than zero.”