The Naples area has been shaken since Monday night by a seismic swarm which has left more than a hundred earthquakes, the most powerful of them magnitude 4.4 on the Richter scaleunprecedented in the last four decades.

The largest earthquake occurred at 8:51 p.m. on Mondaybut the entire area of ​​the Phlegraean Fieldsa volcanic caldera in southern Italy, chained successive tremors that They did not cause any casualties or serious material damage. but they did leave scenes of fear and tension.

As a precaution, emergency services have ordered the evacuation of three buildings in the town of Pozzuoli, which has affected 36 families. The mayor has ordered that classes be suspended this Tuesday, a measure also decreed in Bacoliaccording to the AdnKronos agency.

The tremors also led to the preventive suspension of train circulation on some lines, although the management company confirmed early this Tuesday that the service is running normally again as no critical problems appear in its infrastructure.