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

The area around the southern Italian city of Naples was shaken by a magnitude 4.4 earthquake at around 1.25 a.m. on Thursday night.

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,