Italy’s Campi Flegrei supervolcano is stirring. Could this seismic giant soon erupt?

By Ruth Sherlock

Aerial view of the densely inhabited area of Pozzuoli, located within the Campi Flegrei volcanic area. Over half a million people live in this region, which is continuously monitored due to the ongoing volcanic activity.

The volcano near Naples is shaking the ground in a way that scientists say it hasn’t for centuries, posing risks for hundreds of thousands of people living in the 8-mile-wide crater left by past eruptions.

(Image credit: Valerio Muscella for NPR)

Source:: https://www.npr.org/2025/11/25/g-s1-93589/campi-flegrei-italy-super-volcano-earthquakes-evacuate-potential-eruption

Updated: November 25, 2025 at 10:03 am