Essay by Eric Worrall
The Campei Flagrei volcano complex includes the volcano which wiped out the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.
Fear in Campi Flegrei: earthquake of magnitude 4,6. Punta Pennata ridge collapses – video
The mayor of Pozzuoli: “At the moment there are no damages”
30th June 2025
An earthquake of magnitude 4,6 occurred today at 12:47 in the Campi Flegrei area at a depth of almost five kilometers. The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) reported, showing the epicenter as the Gulf of Bacoli. And it was in Bacoli that the partial collapse of a ridge at Punta Pennata occurred. There were many reports on social media about the shock that lasted several seconds. It would be the second strongest recorded in the last 40 years. At 12:51 a second earthquake of magnitude 2,2 was recorded.
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“I am following the situation at Campi Flegrei with the utmost attention. After the violent earthquake this morning, one of the strongest ever recorded, I am in constant contact with Rfi, Anas and the Campania Public Works Department who are carrying out checks on the infrastructure and transport system” said the Campania MP of Forza Italia and Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Transport, Tullio Ferrante.
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Read more: https://www.agenzianova.com/en/news/fear-in-the-Phlegraean-Fields-earthquake-of-magnitude-46-a/
Campi Flegrei doesn’t qualify as a supervolcano according to the strict definition, there are no known VEI8 eruptions associated with this system – though it is still a large and scary volcanic field. The complex last suffered a VEI 7 eruption 37,000 years ago, though there have been many lesser eruptions, including a substantial eruption in 1538 which created a 433ft hill Monte Nuevo.
But unlike Yellowstone, Campi Flegrei is in the middle of a heavily populated region of Europe. If Campi Flegrei were to really let go, much of Europe and possibly Northern Africa would receive a dump of volcanic ash. Renewables could be especially vulnerable – volcanic ash is a super fine hard mineral abrasive which gets in everywhere, a real threat to fragile outdoor equipment.
There could be thousands of casualties in the immediate vicinity of the eruption, unless Italian authorities were proactive about evacuating Southern Italy at the first sign of serious trouble. The city of Naples, population just under a million people, is the same distance from Mount Vesuvius as the ancient city of Pompeii was. It is also likely a VEI 7 eruption or worse in the middle of Europe’s breadbasket region would have a substantial impact on food availability in Europe and beyond, at least during the year of the eruption.
I’ve seen Mount Vesuvius in person, a brooding ugly volcanic cone. I don’t think it has finished doing damage. According to the Wikipedia entry, 600,000 people live in the danger zone, and would be at risk of pyroclastic flows in the event of another major eruption. And Vesuvius is only one part of the much larger Campi Flegrei volcanic field, which contains 24 known volcanic craters.
A genuine low probability high impact risk like this kind of puts the anthropogenic climate scare into perspective.
CORRECTION (EW) – Second strongest in 40 years, not Strongest.
The Green Blob only cares about what they can blame on people.
They’ll think of some way to blame humans.
They blame the weather on people.
My new model demonstrates that increasing atmospheric CO2 levels cause massive eruptions of Italian volcanos.
I do need my grant renewed to publish my results. Please send $1,000,000 to the “Idiot Vacation Fund” at Grifter National Bank in Washington D.C.!
This is clearly Trump’s fault!!!!! Come on, man.
Why one person? Capitalism is to blame!
Here’s the bottom line: If it lowers global temperatures, media will be certain to mention it, and repeatedly.
However, if it raises global temperatures, media will make a point not to mention it.
Archeologists have been digging Pompeii out of the Vesuvius ash for over 200 years now.
An amazing tour if you hire one of the accredited guides there.
Great value for money, you’ll see artifacts that aren’t on public display.
Translated by the MSM: “Just another example of Climate Change and the next one could be worse.”
Yet another reason to get rid of wind and solar, volcanoes.
4.6 is violent?
It was enough to cause a ridge to partially collapse, so some people probably felt it. I once experienced a 5.2 while in bed, at first I thought the wind had suddenly picked up then I realised it was an Earthquake – but the epicentre was over 70 miles away.
We had about a 5.0 earthquake in Oklahoma a couple of years ago. The only thing I noticed was I was sitting looking at my computer screen and all of a sudden it started shaking a little bit. Not much, just enough to notice.
My neighbor who lived up the hill from me felt it much more strongly, although strongly may be the wrong word to use, as there was very little motion involved.
The epicenter of this earthquake was also about 70 miles away in north-central Oklahoma..
We did a 5.7 here in SLC a few years back. It was fairly dramatic, with rolling waves and things falling off shelves. Did some real damage nearer to the epicenter 25 miles away from me.
I’ve been through a few 5ish quakes in western WA state, They were typically about 10-20 miles away. If I was driving or doing anything not in the house, I wouldn’t have noticed. Nothing fell off the walls. It was only noticeable because I was either in bed, or sitting watching TV.
4.6 is violent?
You must be from California 🙂
I thought the same but it IS if you’re not used to them.
Not really. I moved to WA state 23 years ago, and the first ever I felt was the following year. 5.2 I think it was, about 15 miles away. Nothing about it could be considered violent.
I can see it from my balcony on a clear day, and I’ve climbed it a couple of times. It’s still smoking, and will certainly go again, and repeatedly.
Volcanoes and earthquakes are pretty much a fact of life in Italy.
Volcanoes do not smoke. Nothing is burning, Its ash and gases like water vapor (steam), SO2, and C02.
On Prime video is a series called “How the Earth Was Made” and in the second season an episode discusses Vesuvius. There is a written eye witness account of the eruption. Good info.
There are numerous extinct volcanoes around Naples. There is a NATO sports complex inside a caldera which includes a nine hole golf course.
There is no shortage of active volcanoes on this old Earth:
Which volcanoes are erupting now?
Krypton is not going to explode. It is merely shifting in its orbit. Nothing to worry about.
(Krptonian High Council to Jo-El)