A magnitude 4.5 earthquake hit Italy on Friday, causing a tv to fall off a wall and items to fall off shelves at a cafe in Pozzuoli, near where the earthquake happened.
QUARTO, Italy – A magnitude 4.5 earthquake rocked southern Italy near Naples on Friday afternoon, injuring more than two dozen people.
The earthquake happened at 1:46 p.m. ET, or 7:46 p.m. Italy time, on Friday.
According to data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake was 3.1 miles beneath the surface and happened one mile north of Quarto, Italy, a town in the Phlegraean Fields or Campi Flegrei region west of Naples.
According to Italy’s Civil Protection Department, multiple uninhabited buildings collapsed and at least 26 people were injured.
The department said 21 injuries were reported in Pozzuoli and five were reported in Giugliano.
MAGNITUDE 5.5 EARTHQUAKE RATTLES PERU, KILLING AT LEAST 5 AND LEAVING HUNDREDS WITHOUT HOMES
POZZUOLI, ITALY – AUGUST 1: This picture shows rocks fallen from a ridge after an earthquake near the Solfatara volcanic crater in the Campi Flegrei (Phlegraean Fields) volcanic region in Pozzuoli on August 1, 2026.
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Additionally, multiple landslides and rockslides were reported around the region.
Strong shaking was reported near the earthquake’s epicenter, according to USGS data.
Campi Flegrei (Phlegrean Fields) is an active volcano near Naples, Italy and it is monitored by the Italitan Vesuvious Observatory.
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