Another quake rocks the Campi Flegrei area

The latest in a series of earthquakes

gave a nasty awakening to people living in the area of the Campi

Flegrei volcanic caldera near Naples on Thursday.

The 3.6-magnitude earthquake was recorded by seismographs at

4:17 a.m. at a depth of 3 km, with an epicentre 2 km from the

town of Pozzuoli and it could also be felt by people living in

Naples, especially those with flats on the upper floors of

buildings.

There have been no reports of anyone being injured or of major

damage to property so far.

The new quake comes 24 hours after a series of earthquakes hit

the same area, with the strongest event measuring magnitude 3.0.

The Campi Flegrei area, also known the Phlegrean Fields in

English, is currently being affected by bradyseism, or ground

uplift, and there have been a series of earthquakes over the

last three years.

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