Residents of Naples and its surrounding areas abandoned their homes and camped out in parks and cars after a 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck near the Italian city early Thursday morning ...

The southern Italian city of Naples was struck by a 4.4-magnitude quake early Thursday that caused only minor damage.

Naples sits just 9 kilometres from Mount Vesuvius ... Schools in the Bagnoli district were also closed on Thursday to facilitate building stability checks. According to Italy's National Institute of ...

Many people in and around the Italian city spend the night on the streets and in their cars, fearing aftershocks.

The Italian city has been shaken by its strongest earthquake in 40 years, and is part of a growing pattern of seismic unrest across Southern Europe. Environmental scientist Deborah R. Coen looks at ...

A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Italian city of Naples overnight, causing damage to buildings and property and sparking fear among residents, but few reports of injuries. Seismologists at ...

According to seismologists in Italy, the earthquake hit at 1:25am ... believed to have been near Pozzuoli - a small district of Naples near the coast. A woman whose ceiling collapsed in the ...

Pictures have shown the damage caused by a magnitude 4.4 earthquake which struck Naples early on Thursday, among the strongest in the area in recent ... At least 500,000 people live in the zone most ...

Some residents in Naples were forced to camp outside or sleep ... people live in the zone most at risk should the volcano erupt. Italy's national institute for geophysics has called for a ...

Naples has been rocked by one of the worst ... The entire city and large swathes of its surroundings woke up as the 4.4-magnitude earthquake shook for about 20 seconds. open image in gallery ...

At least two more weaker aftershocks were later reported in Naples. In May of last year, another 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck a similar area in Italy. Its epicentre was recorded in the ...