A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Fornace Zarattini in northern Italy, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was recorded at around 10:17 a.m. local time (4:17 a.m. ET) at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles).
Fornace Zarattini is a village on the outskirts of Ravenna in the Emilia-Romagna region of northeastern Italy.
Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology recorded a magnitude 4.1 earthquake in the area.
Although the region is generally less prone to earthquakes than Italy’s more active central and southern Apennines, earthquakes still occur because the entire country is located within an active tectonic region resulting from the collision of the African and Eurasian plates.
The northern Apennines and the Po Plain are affected by compressional and thrust tectonic movements that cause shaking that is felt in Emilia-Romagna.
Ravenna is known for its early Christian monuments, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is popular with tourists. According to UNESCO, the city was “the seat of the Roman Empire in the 5th century and then of Byzantine Italy until the 8th century.”
According to UNESCO, it “contains a unique collection of early Christian mosaics and monuments.” “All eight buildings were built between the 5th and 6th centuries: the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Neonian Baptistery, the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo, the Arian Baptistery, the Archbishop’s Chapel, the Mausoleum of Theodoric, the Basilica of San Vitale, and the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare in Classe.
“They display great artistic skill, masterfully combining Greco-Roman traditions, Christian iconography, and Eastern and Western styles.”
In April 2025, a magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck the southwestern Italian city of Naples in the middle of the night. It was one of the strongest tremors to shake the region in recent years.
Naples is near Campi Flegrei. Campi Flegrei is a large, active caldera volcano located in the Campania volcanic arc, along with Vesuvius, and is prone to seismic activity.
Campi Flegrei has produced some of the most significant volcanic eruptions in Europe over the past 110,000 years.
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