Campi Flegrei today: earthquakes and alert level
The latest official information about Campi Flegrei, Pozzuoli, west of Naples, Italy: the observatory's own notices with the time each was issued, earthquakes nearby, ash warnings for aircraft and the links to check before you travel. Read from INGV Osservatorio Vesuviano (Naples) and Italy's Civil Protection department.
No. Campi Flegrei is not erupting: its last eruption was in 1538. The Civil Protection alert level, read 19 Oct 2026, 13:09 UTC, is yellow (attention), which describes unrest (ground uplift and earthquakes), not an eruption.
This page repeats what the official sources publish. It does not forecast eruptions and does not say whether travel is safe; follow the observatory, the Civil Protection and your airline.
Official status
| What | Level | Time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Protection alert level | Yellow (attention) (2 of 4) Monitoring parameters above their usual values; monitoring and planning are stepped up. |
read 19 Oct 2026, 13:09 UTC | Dipartimento della Protezione Civile |
| Latest weekly bulletin | Not read | not read | INGV Osservatorio Vesuviano (PDF, Italian) |
The aviation colour code tells pilots about ash and eruptions; a new notice is issued each time it changes, so an older notice is still the one in force. The Civil Protection alert level is a separate scale, for people on the ground.
Ash warnings for aircraft
No volcanic ash SIGMET naming Campi Flegrei is in force in the U.S. Aviation Weather Center's worldwide data (read 19 Oct 2026, 18:57 UTC). Every ash warning in force worldwide is on volcanic ash advisories.
Airports and flights
This page does not show flight status: airlines and airports decide whether to fly. Check with your airline and the airport before you travel.
Earthquakes near Campi Flegrei
15 earthquakes within 10 km in the last 30 days (all magnitudes listed), 5 of magnitude 1.5 or more, 0 in the last 24 hours. The largest was magnitude 2.8 on 8 Oct 2026, 21:41 UTC, 5.1 km from the centre.
Earthquakes per day (UTC), oldest on the left; the tallest bar is 3.
| Time (UTC) | Magnitude | Depth | Distance | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 03:24 | 2.5 Md | 1.8 km | 0.8 km | Campi Flegrei |
| 15 Oct 23:46 | 1.1 Md | 1.7 km | 2.0 km | Campi Flegrei |
| 12 Oct 02:26 | 1.3 Md | 4.0 km | 2.6 km | Campi Flegrei |
| 8 Oct 21:41 | 2.8 Md | 3.7 km | 5.1 km | Campi Flegrei |
| 7 Oct 18:15 | 1.4 Md | 4.3 km | 3.1 km | Campi Flegrei |
| 7 Oct 18:02 | 1.0 Md | 3.8 km | 3.5 km | Campi Flegrei |
| 6 Oct 00:16 | 1.9 Md | 2.8 km | 0.1 km | Campi Flegrei |
| 3 Oct 08:07 | 1.0 Md | 2.0 km | 2.3 km | Campi Flegrei |
| 3 Oct 06:05 | 1.7 Md | 2.4 km | 1.4 km | Campi Flegrei |
| 3 Oct 03:37 | 1.0 Md | 2.3 km | 0.7 km | Campi Flegrei |
| 26 Sep 05:35 | 1.2 Md | 2.4 km | 1.0 km | Campi Flegrei |
| 26 Sep 00:40 | 1.4 Md | 2.1 km | 1.2 km | Campi Flegrei |
| 23 Sep 06:47 | 1.0 Md | 1.2 km | 1.7 km | Campi Flegrei |
| 23 Sep 06:40 | 1.6 Md | 1.3 km | 1.7 km | Campi Flegrei |
| 23 Sep 06:40 | 1.0 Md | 1.4 km | 1.8 km | Campi Flegrei |
From the INGV earthquake catalogue (FDSN web service), CC BY 4.0, read 19 Oct 2026, 18:40 UTC. Distance is from 40.827, 14.139. INGV Osservatorio Vesuviano (Naples)'s own catalogue lists more of the smallest quakes. See also Earthquakes near Naples today.
Reported on this site near Campi Flegrei
- Minor M4.7 Earthquake — Southern Italy Jul 31, 2026, 3 km away
Official sources
- INGV Osservatorio Vesuviano (Naples)
- INGV-OV: recent activity at Campi Flegrei (Italian)
- INGV-OV: all located earthquakes (GOSSIP)
- INGV-OV: understanding Campi Flegrei (Italian)
- Civil Protection: Campi Flegrei (Italian)
Other volcanoes: Etna · Stromboli · Reykjanes · all volcano status pages · active volcanoes worldwide.
Questions
Was there an earthquake at Campi Flegrei today?
INGV's catalogue lists 15 earthquakes within 10 km of the caldera centre in the last 30 days, 5 of magnitude 1.5 or more, and 0 in the last 24 hours; the largest was magnitude 2.8 on 8 Oct 2026. The Osservatorio Vesuviano's own catalogue lists more of the smallest quakes.
Is Campi Flegrei erupting?
No. Campi Flegrei is not erupting: its last eruption was in 1538. The Civil Protection alert level, read 19 Oct 2026, 13:09 UTC, is yellow (attention), which describes unrest (ground uplift and earthquakes), not an eruption.
Will Campi Flegrei erupt?
Nobody can say when or whether it will. Bradyseism, the slow rise and fall of the ground with swarms of shallow earthquakes, has been under way since 2005. The alert levels are set by the Civil Protection on the advice of INGV; this site does not forecast.
Is it safe to go to Naples?
This site does not judge whether travel is safe. For official travel advice see the UK Foreign Office (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/italy) or the US State Department, and follow local Civil Protection instructions.
Sources: bulletins from INGV Osservatorio Vesuviano; alert level from the Dipartimento della Protezione Civile (CC BY 4.0); ash SIGMETs from the U.S. Aviation Weather Center. Facts are restated; the issuing agency is the authority. Not for flight planning.