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At 19:46 local time, a 4.7-magnitude earthquake with a depth of about 2.6 to 3 km struck the Phlegraean Fields area, near Naples and the Solfatara crater.

At least 21 people were injured. Most suffered minor injuries from falls or shock, but 2 individuals remain in serious, critical condition.

At least 18 families have been evacuated from structurally compromised homes.

Hundreds of residents in Pozzuoli and western Naples chose to spend the night sleeping in cars or emergency camps due to constant aftershocks.

:Firefighters confirmed that two uninhabited buildings completely collapsed in Pozzuoli, alongside structural damage to several local churches and residential facades. Nine buildings have already been officially declared unsafe.

A high-voltage power pylon partially collapsed in the Agnano area, triggering widespread blackouts affecting 100,000 households across Naples and Pozzuoli.

Intense shaking caused massive tuff cliff collapses, sending large boulders cascading onto streets and crushing parked vehicles.

The critical Port of Pozzuoli has been completely closed after rockfalls created deep cracks along the docks, rendering the quay completely unusable. Ferry and hydrofoil services to the islands of Ischia and Procida are suspended.

Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology recorded an intense seismic swarm with dozens of aftershocks, some exceeding a 3.0 magnitude.

This is the strongest earthquake to hit the Campi Flegrei caldera in 40 years, driven by ongoing ground uplift.