Residents have been warned that evacuations may be necessary if the seismic activity continues. View on euronews

Seismologists said the tremor struck overnight on Thursday and was felt in several parts of the Campania region.

At 1.25am local time last night, the Campi Flegrei, a volcanic basin near Naples (and home to around 800,000 people), experienced a 4.4 magnitude earthquake which, according to the BBC, was the biggest in the region for the last 40 years.

Thousands of residents in and around Naples spent the night outdoors after a 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck early Thursday, shaking buildings and causing structural damage. The tremor, centered between Pozzuoli and Bagnoli at a shallow depth of 3km,