An earthquake, preceded by a loud and prolonged noise, terrified the population of Campi Flegrei on the evening of Friday, August 30.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.7 on the Richter scale hit southern Italy yesterday evening. The epicenter of the earthquake was 10 kilometers from Naples, while the focal depth was 2 kilometers and it happened at 21:23, reports noa.al.
Fortunately, there were no injured persons or material damage in the earthquake with the epicenter in the area of Via Pisciarelli.
But according to the Italian media, despite the low magnitude, the tremors were felt strong as the depth was small. Moreover, the duration of the earthquake was considerable.
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And what has scared even more the citizens of Naples and the suburbs of Pianura, Bagnoli and Fuorigrotta was the loud noise that preceded it, causing many residents to come out on the road.
"I live on the eighth floor, I felt it strongly, it was like we were rocking on a ship," said one resident.
Meanwhile, before the noise, an earthquake with a magnitude of 1.3 was recorded, while after the earthquake in the area where the tremors were felt, there was another one with a smaller magnitude. A total of 7 earthquakes were recorded in a few minutes.