Irpinia shaken by series of tremors since Friday. No reports of damage.
The Irpinia territory in the heart of Italy’s southern Campania region was shaken on Saturday night by a 4.0-magnitude earthquake, the strongest in a series of tremors registered since Friday.
The earthquake which occurred at 21.49 at a depth of 14 kilometres, with its epicentre located one kilometre south-west of Montefredane in the province of Avellino, Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) said in a statement.
Civil protection authorities were carrying out checks however there were no immediate reports of damage caused by the earthquake which sent local residents into the streets in fear.
Scossa di #terremoto ML 4.0 registrata da @INGVterremoti alle 21:49 nella zona di Montefredane, in provincia di #Avellino. Non sono pervenute al momento alla sala operativa dei #vigilidelfuoco richieste di soccorso o segnalazioni di danni [#25ottobre 22:30] pic.twitter.com/5p5PL6ThkJ
— Vigili del Fuoco (@vigilidelfuoco) October 25, 2025
The quake was felt clearly in Avellino and neighbouring towns as well as in the provinces of Benevento, Salerno and Naples, news agency ANSA reports.
The Irpinia area registered dozens of tremors since Friday, one of which on Saturday was 3.6-magnitude, with its epicentre in Grottolella.
“People are worried and scared, the tremors haven’t stopped since yesterday,” Avellino mayor Ciro Aquino told ANSA on Saturday night – “The situation is under control, but it remains worrying.”
On 23 November 1980, Irpinia was the scene of a devastating 6.9-magnitude earthquake which left more than 2,500 people dead and hundreds of thousands homeless.
