Magnitude 3.9 earthquake strikes near Naples, Campania, Italy

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The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 3.9 quake in Italy near Naples, Campania, only 6 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Thursday, May 21st, 2026, at 5:50 am local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 3.9 earthquake as well. A third agency, The Seismological Survey of Serbia (SSS), reported the same quake at magnitude 3.9.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Quarto (pop. 37,700) located 1 km from the epicenter, Pianura (pop. 57,800) 3 km away, Pozzuoli (pop. 81,200) 5 km away, Soccavo (pop. 45,300) 5 km away, Marano di Napoli (pop. 49,900) 5 km away, Fuorigrotta (pop. 76,500) 6 km away, Giugliano in Campania (pop. 80,300) 9 km away, Naples (pop. 909,000) 11 km away, and Casoria (pop. 73,900) 14 km away.Earthquake data: Date & time: May 21, 2026 03:50 am (Universal Time) local time (21 May 2026 03:50 GMT)Magnitude: 3.9Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 40.87°N / 14.14°E (Napoli, Campania, Italy)Primary data source: GFZ