Resident's in parts of Naples and the
surrounding province were spooked on Sunday when a 3.9-magnitude
earthquake struck in the Campi Flegrei volcanic caldera at a
depth of 2km.
There were no initial reports of anyone being hurt or of major
damage.
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 year.
Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci has appointed a special
commissioner for the Campi Flegrei area to take care of
risk-prevention measures.
The minister has complained about how urban development had been
allowed in the area.
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