ROME (AP)-The southern Italian city of Napoli was shocked by an earthquake of 4.4 either on Thursday, which caused only slight damage and sent 11 people to the hospital, the most dangerous bruising of suffering after part of the ceiling.
The earthquake was the strongest in the recorded history Flegrean fieldsA sprawling area of ancient volcanoes that cover a wide range of the Napoli capital area. It matches the size of another earthquake in the same area last May, which put the population on alert.
The residents were vibrated by the awake due to the early morning earthquake sought safety in the streets, as they did in May.
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Temblor, which diluted the stone and cement from some facades, focused on the beach from Pozzuoli, a suburb on the beach beach on the borders of Napoli. Mayor Gitano Manfredi told reporters that one of the church, a residential building of seven floors, and another building was announced due to the damage, and some schools were closed as a preventive measure.
Manfredi said the inspectors were examining the buildings for more damage. The mayor said: “We are following the greatest attention to all our structures, and we monitor all the events in the actual time.”
In general, 11 people sought hospital treatment. Manfredi said that one of the women was injured after a part of the ceiling fell, and many others suffered from wounds of glass that was broken in the earthquake.
Seismologists have reported a new increase in activity around Philgrean fields in recent weeks. Last summer, the authorities conducted exercises in preparation for the main emergency situations with the increased frequency of TEMBLORS.
The area surrounding the philgrean fields, which include the western neighborhoods of Naples and its suburbs, is active in seismic and volcanic aspect. The surface has been pushed to 1.3 meters (4.3 feet) since 2006, which was higher than before the last main event in 1984, but seismologists confirmed that it was impossible to predict when a stronger eruption or earthquake occurred.
At least 500,000 people live in the region at risk in the event of the outbreak of the volcano. The National Institute of Italy for Geophysical and Valkician called for a government plan to ensure that the structures can withstand an earthquake of at least 5.0.
During the 1984 event, 40,000 residents were evacuated during a period of intense seismic activity as a preventive measure against a frightening eruption that did not happen.
