On late Friday, July 31, 2026, a powerful magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the southern Italian region of Campi Flegrei near Naples. Triggering severe landslides and structural damage, the tremor was officially recorded as the strongest seismic event in the area in over 40 years.

Landslides, Power Cuts and Mass Evacuations

At least 26 citizens were reported injured, and over 300 individuals were evacuated from their homes in Pozzuoli, near the epicentre. The earthquake knocked out municipal power grids, damaged a commercial pier, and collapsed parts of a scenic coastal cliff.

Emergency response teams remain on high alert as the national institute of geophysics registers dozens of subsequent micro-tremors, confirming the volcanic caldera’s seismic swarm is still highly active.