Video. Video shows damage after Naples earthquake injures 26

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 03, 2026 · 92 words · By Nathalie Texier

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What to know about Video. Video shows damage after Naples earthquake injures 26

New footage shows the aftermath in Pozzuoli after a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei volcanic area near Naples late on Friday.

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What happened

New footage shows the aftermath in Pozzuoli after a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei volcanic area near Naples late on Friday.

Why it matters

The shallow quake, recorded at a depth of three kilometers, injured 26 people and was followed by a series of smaller aftershocks.

Common ground

Around 300 residents were evacuated, with most of the damage concentrated in Pozzuoli.

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Claim 1: “landslides were reported”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim that landslides occurred.

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Claim 2: “a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei volcanic area near Naples late on Friday”

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Multiple independent sources (AOL, Euronews, Google News) confirm a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area near Naples on Friday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of earthquakes in 2025. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC time. Th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tourism in Italy is one of the largest economic sectors of the country. With 61,5 million international tourists in 2025, Italy is the fifth-most visited country in international tourism arrivals. Acc…
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Claim 3: “Around 300 residents were evacuated”

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The evacuation of approximately 300 residents is reported by AOL and another independent news source.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An active volcano is a volcano that is currently erupting, or has the potential to erupt in the future. Conventionally it is applied to any that have erupted during the Holocene (the current geologic …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of earthquakes in 2026. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC time. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_2026

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mount Vesuvius ( və-SOO-vee-əs) is a somma–stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of several …
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Claim 4: “The shallow quake, recorded at a depth of three kilometers”

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While the earthquake event is confirmed, the provided evidence does not mention the specific depth of three kilometers. The web results for 'Latest Earthquakes' are generic landing pages without specific data for this event.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Campi Flegrei del Mar di Sicilia is a field of submarine volcanoes located south-west of Sicily. It includes the vent of Ferdinandea, otherwise known as Graham Island, which erupted and emerged above …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campi_Flegrei_Mar_Sicilia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Napoli Campi Flegrei is a railway station on Line 2 of the Naples metropolitan railway service. It was opened on 20 September 1925. The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI).…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Phlegraean Fields (Italian: Campi Flegrei, Italian: [ˈkampi fleˈɡrɛi]; Neapolitan: Campe Flegree; Latin: Phlegraei campicode: lat promoted to code: la ; Ancient Greek: Φλεγραία Πεδία) is a large v…
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Claim 5: “most of the damage concentrated in Pozzuoli”

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Sources from Express.co.uk and other web results specifically mention the town of Pozzuoli as the location of the earthquake and the resulting damage/debris.

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web search NEUTRAL — While most Campi Flegrei wines are blends, varietal wines can be made from individual varieties, provided the variety used comprises at least 90% of the blend and the wine is fermented to at least 12%…
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web search NEUTRAL — A view shows a damaged vehicle among boulders and debris after a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area, in Pozzuoli, near Naples, Italy, July 31, 2026.
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/08/01/quake-ne…

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web search NEUTRAL — On Friday, a 4.7-magnitude earthquake hit the town of Pozzuoli, which sits on the Campi Flegrei volcanic area. Videos and photos circulating on social media show debris across the streets and damage t…
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2235015/naples-earthqua…

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Claim 6: “was followed by a series of smaller aftershocks”

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Multiple sources confirm aftershocks followed the main quake, with one source specifically mentioning more than 60 aftershocks.

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Claim 7: “several unoccupied buildings collapsed”

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The Guardian reports that the tremor caused several unoccupied buildings to collapse.

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web search NEUTRAL — According to local newspaper Corriere della Sera, a magnitude-4.7 earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei volcanic area near Naples at 7:46 p.m. local time on July 31, marking the strongest quake that has…
https://english.news.cn/20260801/e4cc136b25ac46a78836d62f61c…

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web search NEUTRAL — Rome, Aug 1 (SANA) A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area near the southern Italian city of Naples on Friday, injuring 10 people and causing material damage.
https://sana.sy/en/international/2333445/

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web search NEUTRAL — It is the strongest tremor to hit the region in the past 40 years and caused part of a cliff and several unoccupied buildings to collapse.A car sits crushed under rocks that fell from a ridge near the…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/01/scores-injured…

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Claim 8: “injured 26 people”

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The figure of 26 injured people is reported by multiple independent sources including AOL, The Guardian, and YouTube (Euronews).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Empedocles is a large underwater volcano located 40 km (25 mi) off the southern coast of Sicily named after the Greek philosopher Empedocles who believed that everything on Earth was made up of the f…
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Claim 9: “Italy's civil protection service said five people were taken to hospital”

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Two independent sources explicitly state that Italy's civil protection service reported 26 injuries with five people hospitalized.

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web search NEUTRAL — Italy’s civil protection service said that 26 people were injured, with five of them hospitalised.
https://www.thejournal.ie/earthquake-near-italys-naples-inju…

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web search NEUTRAL — Italy's civil protection service said that 26 people were injured, with five of them hospitalised.
https://en.royanews.tv/news/72267

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web search NEUTRAL — Earthquakes Today in Numbers. Current worldwide earthquake activity is high. Past 24 hours: During the past 24 hours, we have recorded 332 earthquakes around the world. Of those, 54 earthquakes had a …
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