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Naples struck by 4.4 magnitude earthquake overnight

Naples struck by 4.4 magnitude earthquake overnight

Euronews13-03-2025

By Euronews
This article was originally published in Italian
One woman was injured in the Italian city of Naples after an earthquake shook buildings and disrupted power supplies.
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A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck Naples overnight, injuring one woman in the nearby town of Pozzuoli.
One woman was rescued by the fire brigade with non-serious injuries.
Italian seismologists said the earthquake struck at a depth of two kilometres off the city of Pozzuoli at around 01.25 am CET.
Damage was reported to buildings in the city's Bagnoli district, where a ceiling collapsed and several cars were damaged from falling rubble.
The district's mayor Josi Gerardo Della Ragione wrote on Facebook that it had been a, "rough night. But we won't give up a millimetre."
The tremors also caused damage to the bell tower of a nearby church, as residents of slept in their cars.
The first tremor was followed by a swarm of six minor minor tremors with a magnitude of up to 1.2.
On Thursday morning, Italy's primary train operator reported delays on several train lines due to technical checks, as power cuts were reported across Naples.
A rescue co-ordination centre has been set up in order to assist people who were impacted by the quake.
Schools in the Bagnoli districts were also closed on Thursday in order to facilitate building stability checks.

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