Naples rocked by one of the worst earthquakes in 40 years with residents forced to sleep on streets - Residents fled the 4.4 magnitude tremor after a ‘huge roar’ was heard in the Italian city

Residents in Naples were forced to camp outside or sleep in their cars after a powerful 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck the city early on Thursday. Italian seismologists said the tremor struck at 1.25am local time (00.25am GMT) and a depth of about two miles, disrupting power supply in parts of the city.

A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Naples in the early hours of Thursday, March 13, forcing many residents to spend the night outdoors or in their cars due to fears of aftershocks. The quake, recorded at 01:25 local time, had a shallow depth of three kilometres according to Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV).