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Seismic swarm at Campi Flegrei, another night of fear: over 400 tremors in three days

The magnitude 3.9 shock recorded at 00:19 between Saturday and Sunday caused a significant shaking of the ground. The Pisciarelli station detected an acceleration equal to 0.5 g, or half of the Earth's gravitational force,
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Non si arresta lo sciame sismico ai Campi Flegrei.

Un’altra notte di scosse ha tenuto in allerta la popolazione, con quattro eventi di magnitudo superiore a 2 e il più forte, di 3.1, registrato alle 03:22. L’epicentro è stato localizzato tra la Solfatara e la zona di Pisciarelli, con ipocentro a una profondità di circa due chilometri.

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The last in chronological order it was recorded at 6,26 am and had a magnitude of 1.1.

Fear has pushed dozens of residents of Pozzuoli to sleep outside their homes: many spent the night in their cars or at the PalaTrincone in Monteruscello, the sports hall used as a first reception center, where about 35 people have taken refuge. The most felt tremors occurred at 21:23, 01:06, 01:28 and then the two aftershocks at 03:22.

Over the past three days, seismographs from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) have recorded over 400 seismic events in the Phlegraean area. As a precaution, schools in Pozzuoli will remain closed today.

Meanwhile, the head of Civil Protection, Fabio Ciciliano, will be in Monterusciello today at 18:30 pm for an information meeting with the citizens, together with the prefect of Naples , to the director of the regional Civil Protection Italo Giulivo, to the director of the Vesuvius Observatory Mauro DiVito and to the director of the Volcanoes DepartmentINGV Francesca Bianco. Presenti anche i sindaci di Pozzuoli, and Naples.

According to the data of theVesuvius Observatory, the 3.9 magnitude shock recorded at 00:19 between Saturday and Sunday caused significant ground shaking. The station Pisciarelli It detected an acceleration of 0.5 g, or half of the Earth's gravitational force, a sign of particularly intense seismic activity.

According to the scientific journal  The World of Earthquakes: " This is an important value that confirms for the umpteenth time how little the magnitude of an event matters, especially when we talk about the Campi Flegrei, where the tremors are very superficial. It is useless to cry out about the stupid conspiracy of the "lowered magnitude", the shaking that we feel on the surface depends on a myriad of different factors, including the epicenter, the hypocenter, the geological composition of the soil and the type of building in which one is located during the tremor.

Also because what would the INGV gain by lowering the magnitude of an event? Especially since the seismic station traces are publicly accessible to the entire world, if the calculations were wrong, it would be known in a few minutes. But above all, it is not as if if a certain shock exceeds a certain magnitude, then different measures are automatically taken.
What matters is the shaking: an earthquake can even have a magnitude of 2, but if it generates significant shaking on the surface, it doesn't go unnoticed. It's certainly not the magnitude of an earthquake that determines whether the alert goes from one level to another."
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Article published on 18 February 2025 - 07:24


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  1. And an interesting article about the earthquake problem in Campi Flegrei, but I don't understand why schools have to be closed. Of course it is better to be cautious, but it is also true that life must go on. People need to work and study, and prolonged closures can have negative consequences.

  2. The situation of the earthquake at Campi Flegrei is very complicated. People must be careful and prepared, especially those who live in these risk areas. We hope that the authorities will do everything possible to ensure safety.

  3. I also think it is important to follow the advice of the civil protection. The closed schools are a good decision, because the safety of the students is fundamental in these times of fear and uncertainty.

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