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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Tom Watling

Naples hit by 4.4 magnitude earthquake in ‘major seismic swarm’

A “major seismic swarm” of earthquakes has hit Italy’s Naples region, causing panicked residents to flee into the streets for the third time in a year.

A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck the volcanic area of Campi Flegrei around Naples in southern Italy at 12.07 pm, at a depth of three kilometres, according to Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology. It was preceded by two earthquakes of a 2.1 magnitude and followed by a 3.5 quake 15 minutes later.

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