"The quake struck the area at 4.55am, according to Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV). Its epicentre was located near the town of Pozzuoli, west of Naples, at a depth of 0.3 kilometres. The quake, which was preceded by a series of smaller tremors, including two 3.3 quakes on Sunday afternoon, rattled the Campi Flegrei region, causing dozens of residents to run into the streets."
"There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries following the quake, but structural checks were ongoing on Monday morning, according to Italian media reports. Services on the Cumana and Circumflegrea rail lines were suspended after the quake to allow for the necessary safety inspections. Transport operator EAV said it had activated replacement bus services connecting Montesanto to Torregaveta and Licola, without providing any details as to when rail journeys were expected to resume."
"The region, which is home to approximately half a million people, is a volcanic caldera a large, basin-like depression that forms when a volcano collapses into itself following a major eruption. The last volcanic eruption in the area occurred in 1538, according to the INGV. Experts have said that recent seismic activity across the Campi Flegrei is linked to a phenomenon known as bradyseism' the slow, vertical movement of the Earth's surface due to changes in volume affecting the underlying magma and hot gases."
A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Campi Flegrei near Pozzuoli and Naples at 4.55am, with the epicentre 0.3 kilometres deep. The event was preceded by smaller tremors, including two 3.3 quakes the previous afternoon, and prompted residents to run into the streets. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and structural checks were ongoing on Monday morning. Services on the Cumana and Circumflegrea rail lines were suspended for safety inspections, and operator EAV activated replacement bus services. Campi Flegrei, a volcanic caldera home to about half a million people, has seen intensified seismicity in recent months. Experts link activity to bradyseism, raising fears of an imminent volcanic eruption.
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