Scores injured as earthquake hits near Naples in seismic swarm
- At least 21 people have been injured after a 4.7-magnitude earthquake rocked a region near Naples, in southern Italy.
- The quake, which occurred at 7.46pm on Friday night, caused power outages, disrupted public transport and damaged buildings and a pier in Campi Flegrei, the site of Europe’s largest volcanic crater.
- It is the strongest tremor to hit the region in the past 40 years and caused part of a cliff to collapse.
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- At least 21 people have been injured after a 4.7-magnitude earthquake rocked a region near Naples, in southern Italy.
- The quake, which occurred at 7.46pm on Friday night, caused power outages, disrupted public transport and damaged buildings and a pier in Campi Flegrei, the site of Europe’s largest volcanic crater.
- It is the strongest tremor to hit the region in the past 40 years and caused part of a cliff to collapse.
Sources: Guardian, The Independent