In Italy, a very strong earthquake has just shaken the region: panic and people in the streets. (2/2)

In Italy, a very strong earthquake has just shaken the region: panic and people in the streets. (2/2)

Unfortunately, there is no good news, as  the seismic activity  from yesterday continues. Seismographs  from the INGV (National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology)  detected a  new earthquake at 2:23  PM  in the Phlegraean Fields area, one of the most closely monitored in Italy . Following yesterday’s strong earthquake, which registered a magnitude of 4.4 at 12:07 PM in the province of Naples, the earth continues to tremble…

Today’s earthquake had a  magnitude of 3.1  and its epicenter, at a depth of 2.5 kilometers, is believed to have been located in the Pisciarelli area of ​​Agnano. Many people took to the streets to try to escape the unpredictable consequences of the quake. Others, in moments of panic, decided to express their concerns on social media.

Numerous reports have also been received from Giugliano, Villaricca, Vomero, Posillipo, Chiaiano, Quarto, and Colli, where fear has been the prevailing sentiment. The seismic swarm, linked to  bradyseism,  has been generating concern among researchers for months, and authorities are constantly monitoring the situation.

 

The Minister of Civil Protection and Maritime Policies, Nello Musumeci, already stressed yesterday “the need to proceed with the declaration of a national state of emergency in the Phlegraean Fields area.

ported no injuries or damage to property. Yesterday, as a precaution, the University of Naples Federico II in Fuorigrotta was evacuated, and classes were suspended at several schools in some Neapolitan neighborhoods. Following the tremors, teachers and students left their classrooms and took refuge in open spaces within the schools or ran into the streets in a panic..

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