Fear and fear of a shock of Earthquake in Naples in the field of Campi Flegrei. A violent earthquake He has fueled the alarm again. Tuesday, May 13 at 12:07 PM One Magnitude 4.4 Shock He made the entire metropolitan area of Naples -from the Flegrea area to the city neighborhoods, followed shortly thereafter by another of size 3.5. The event forced several schools to the immediate evacuation and the technical faculty in Fuorigrotta, with hundreds of people pouring on the street. The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) has been located The epicenter in the Gulf of Pozzuoli At a depth of approximately 2.6 kilometers. It is one of the most relevant seismic episodes in recent months and is part of a phase of growing seismic activity in the area.
The intensification of the bradisismic phenomenon
In recent months, the data collected in the territory indicates an acceleration of the bradyismic phenomenon in the Flegrea area. It is a lifting of the bottom of a geological nature, interspersed with lowering phases, typical of the area. Since 2005 there has been a continuous lifting phase, which has registered a considerable gear in recent months. In total, the land received 145 centimetersof which 27 in the first months of 2025. According to the Vesuvian observatoryBetween February and March the lifting speed reached 3 centimeters per month and then delayed 1.5 centimeters in April: values anyway Higher than the historical average of the area.
Lifting the soil generates tensions in the earth’s crust that, once released, cause seismic events. In the month of April, only 476 earthquakes were registered, In most low intensity (lower than Magnitude 3) and concentrated between Pozzuoli, Bagnoli and the area of the Solatara-Pisciarelli. The shock of Magnitude 4.4 that took place today, however, coincides for intensity and location on another Recorded two exact months ago (March 13): Two events of this entity in less than two months represent a statistical anomaly. According to experts, it would be the signal of an increase in the energy that has been built up in the surface. The mayor of Pozzuoli, Luigi Manzoni, that confirmed that A seismic swarm is underwayAnd that is why there is the high possibility that new shocks can occur in the short term.
Earthquake in Naples, the fear of seismic swarm
The most important fear remains what the seismic swarm can train to a volcano eruption. However, according to INGV is currently There is no evidence that indicates an imminent eruption. There is no increase in magma, the thermal variations are compatible with earlier trends and gaseous emissions, although high, remain within the limits that have already been monitored in recent years. Based on these elements, the Warning level remains stuck to yellow (Attention), involving an intensified monitoring, but does not report immediate dangers.
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