Earthquake near Italy's Naples injures 26 people, with five of them hospitalised

Damage caused by magnitude 4.7 earthquake that struck Pozzuoli, near Naples, Italy Alamy Stock Photo Campi Flegrei The region is home to frequent seismic activity. A 4.7-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE west of Italy’s city of Naples caused 26 injuries and damaged properties, a day after the strongest tremor to hit the area in several decades. The quake had occurred late Friday in the Campi Flegrei area, at a depth of three kilometres, according to Italy’s Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology. The region, site of Europe’s largest volcanic crater, is home to frequent seismic activity. View of damage caused by magnitude 4.7 earthquake that struck Pozzuoli, near Naples, Italy Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo Friday’s quake was followed by a night of lower-intensity aftershocks. The quake “is the st