On the one hand, the Campi Flegrei, in evident and constant activity. On the other, Vesuvius, a sleeping giant that rarely proves that it is not completely dormant. And then Mount Epomeo on the island of Ischia. Campania is a volcanic land, but despite their proximity the Vesuvian crater, the Phlegraean crater and the island crater have little in common beyond their geographical positioning. Constantly monitored by the Vesuvian Observatory of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, the three have different alert levels.
The alert levels of the volcanoes of Campania
For the Campi Flegrei, even after the strong seismic swarms of recent times, the alert remains medium-low, associated with the color Yellow. Monday, the longest and most intense seismic swarm of the last 40 years, with over 400 events whose maximum magnitude reached 4.4 degrees. As for Vesuvius, the alert status associated with the titan that watches over Naples from the south-east is Green. 125 tremors were recorded in the month of April, in which weeks a peak magnitude of 3.1 degrees was also reached; 71 earthquakes were detected in May.
The latest readings from the seismographs on the island of Ischia, however, are distant from each other: 0.7 degrees on 8 May 2024, 1 degree on 28 December 2023; and then again 1 degree in October, 1.8 in May and 0.5 in February last year. While on the one hand these data leave the alert level to remain Green here too, on the other hand they do not rule out the possibility that the Ischia volcano is active and may still produce eruptions. Different morphologies, different behaviors. Living in the area of Naples and its province also means keeping your eyes open to the characteristics of its territory. Creating alarmism and spreading false news, like those who believe there is a connection between Vesuvius and Campi Flegrei, only fuels panic and fear, enemies of a peaceful life. The only consistently reliable news regarding the volcanoes of our land are those released by the Vesuvian Observatory.
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