According to local media, there was a “huge roar” before the earthquakes, which caused residents to rush into the streets at around 1.25 am.The entire city and a sizable portion of the surrounding area were awakened by the strong earthquake, which lasted for roughly 20 seconds.

The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) said that the epicentre was located 2.5 kilometers below the municipality of Pozzuoli, a city on the coast near Naples.As terrified citizens crouched in the streets, it set off a seismic swarm that caused the city to be shaken for two more hours by a succession of weaker shocks.