• Panic spreads through Naples as shallow M4.4 earthquake hits Campi Flegrei, Italy

    ByRishika Yadav

    A shallow earthquake registered by the INGV as M4.4 hit the Campi Flegrei region of Italy at 00:25 UTC (01:25 LT) on March 13, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 2 km (1.2 miles). The earthquake matched the strongest event in 40 years but showed unprecedented ground accelerations, indicating greater intensity, according to the Vesuvius Observatory. The USGS and EMSC reported a magnitude of 4.2, with USGS reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles) and EMSC 3 km (1.9 miles).

  • Lava overflow, increase in volcanic tremor at Stromboli, Italy

    ByRishika Yadav

    An increase in volcanic tremor accompanied by lava overflow from the North crater area has been observed at Stromboli volcano on February 28, 2025. The activity includes a modest lava fountain at vent N2, with the lava flow confined to the upper portion of the Sciara del Fuoco.

  • New degassing pit crater forms at Etna’s Bocca Nuova Crater, Italy

    ByRishika Yadav

    A new degassing pit crater was identified at 3.1 km (10 170 feet) a.s.l. on the southern flank of Etna’s Bocca Nuova Crater on February 28, 2025. A modest lava overflow was also observed from the Southeast Crater at 07:00 LT (06:00 UTC), producing a lava flow on the upper southern flank of the crater.

  • Earthquake swarm and ground uplift at Campi Flegrei, Italy

    ByTeo Blašković

    Over 600 earthquakes were recorded at Campi Flegrei, Italy, between February 17 and 23, 2025, with the largest measuring M3.2. Around 1 cm (0.4 inches) of ground uplift was observed in the area of maximum deformation, coinciding with the onset of an earthquake swarm on February 15.

  • Over 550 earthquakes recorded at Campi Flegrei caldera, prompting school closures in Pozzuoli, Italy

    ByRishika Yadav

    An intense earthquake swarm is in progress in the Campi Flegrei volcanic caldera, southern Italy, since 15:53 UTC on February 15, 2025. More than 556 earthquakes with magnitudes up to M3.9 were registered by 13:00 UTC on February 18. As a precautionary measure, schools in the town of Pozzuoli, which is close to the epicenter of the earthquakes, are closed today.