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ROME, Aug 1, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A 4.7-magnitude earthquake west of Italy's city 
of Naples caused 21 injuries and damage to properties, authorities said on 
Saturday, a day after the seismic tremor.

The quake had occurred late Friday in the Campi Flegrei area, at a depth of 
three kilometres (two miles), according to Italy's Institute of Geophysics 
and Volcanology (INGV).

The area, site of Europe's largest volcanic crater, is home to frequent 
seismic activity.

Friday's quake was followed by a night of lower-intensity aftershocks.

Italy's civil protection service said that, of the 21 people injured, two of 
them required emergency hospital treatment.

The earthquake also caused "the collapse of several unoccupied buildings" and 
landslides, Italy's minister for civil protection, Nello Musumeci, said on 
social media.