21 injured in Naples earthquake - UPDATE

Twenty-one people were injured, two of whom are in critical condition, in an earthquake that occurred near the city of Naples, Italy, Report informs via local media.

In addition, several unoccupied buildings collapsed, and cars were damaged.

Italy's Minister of Civil Protection Nello Musumeci stated that residential buildings and churches were damaged.

Furthermore, there were interruptions in the electricity supply.

Seismic activity continued throughout the night: at least 30 tremors were recorded, one of which had a magnitude of 3.8.

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A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area near the southern Italian city of Naples on Friday, ​causing power outages, disrupting train and metro services and damaging ‌some buildings, authorities said, Report informs via Reuters.

The quake, recorded at 7:46 pm (17:46 GMT), had its epicentre in the Campi Flegrei area to the west of Naples at a ​depth of about 3 km (2 miles), Italy's National Institute of ​Geophysics and Volcanology said.

The Italian fire service said there were ⁠reports of minor damage to buildings in and around Naples, ​but added that their crews had not received any immediate requests to ​help or rescue residents.

Local rail and metro services were suspended as a precaution, local officials said.

Italian media said it was one of the strongest earthquakes ever ​recorded in the area, with people in some neighbourhoods rushing ​into the street as the tremors hit.

Campi Flegrei, a densely populated volcanic caldera encompassing ‌a ⁠large part of western Naples, has experienced increasingly frequent seismic activity in recent years, prompting the government to step up monitoring.