Residents have been warned that evacuations may be necessary if the seismic activity continues. View on euronews

At 1.25am local time last night, the Campi Flegrei, a volcanic basin near Naples (and home to around 800,000 people), experienced a 4.4 magnitude earthquake which, according to the BBC, was the biggest in the region for the last 40 years.

Thousands of residents in and around Naples spent the night outdoors after a 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck early Thursday, shaking buildings and causing structural damage. The tremor, centered between Pozzuoli and Bagnoli at a shallow depth of 3km,