More than 60 aftershocks have rattled the Campi Flegrei caldera as hundreds of residents have been evacuated and transport links disrupted
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei volcanic region near Naples in southern Italy on Friday evening, injuring at least 26 people, two of them critically, and damaging dozens of buildings.
The earthquake hit at 7:46pm local time at a shallow depth of about 3km, according to Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV). Its epicenter was between the towns of Pozzuoli and Quarto. Civil protection officials said that it was the strongest quake recorded in the area since continuous instrumental monitoring began, surpassing two magnitude 4.6 tremors registered in 2025.
The quake was felt across Naples, Ischia, Procida, and much of the Gulf of Naples. Seismographs have since recorded more than 60 aftershocks, the strongest measuring magnitude 3.8 late on Friday and another of 3.1 early on Saturday. Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci warned that the seismic swarm is continuing and that further earthquakes above magnitude 3 remain possible.
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The worst damage was reported in Pozzuoli, where falling masonry, collapsing facades, and landslides damaged homes, businesses, and parked vehicles, according to multiple videos posted online.
Grietas en casas, derrumbes, coches dañados y diez personas levemente heridas. Este es el primer reportaje del fuerte terremoto de magnitud 4.7 que sacudió la zona de Campi Flegrei esta tarde, con el epicentro en la zona de Solfatara de Pozzuoli. En las comunas de Flegrei, los… pic.twitter.com/u0YXPfAQF4
— Guillermo Gomez (@G_GomezJ) August 1, 2026
Dust blanketed roads and cars, while several unoccupied buildings collapsed.
#CampiFlegrei: dalle prime immagini che circolano sembra che gran parte dei danni più importanti siano stati causati dal crollo dei costoni di roccia che bordano gran parte dei crateri della caldera. pic.twitter.com/s8PLrMo1LD
— Il Mondo dei Terremoti (@mondoterremoti) July 31, 2026
Cracks also appeared at the town’s commercial port, forcing its closure and suspending ferry and hydrofoil services to the nearby islands of Ischia and Procida.
