Residents of Naples and its surrounding areas abandoned their homes and camped out in parks and cars after a 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck near the Italian city early Thursday morning, rattling nerves after weeks of intense seismic activity.

A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Naples Italy area at 1:25 a.m. local time Thursday, causing some building and car damage but no reported deaths. The quake hit in Campi Flegrei volcano basin.

According to Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, the earthquake took place at 1:25 am with its epicenter near the coastal town of Pozzuoli, located west of Naples.

Pictures have shown the damage caused by a magnitude 4.4 earthquake which struck Naples early on Thursday, among the strongest in the area in recent history.The quake sent 11 people to the hospital, the most serious of whom suffered concussion after part of a ceiling collapsed on them,

A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Italy's Naples. The quake, the strongest in 40 years, led to aftershocks, collapsed buildings, and numerous residents trapped, prompting rescue efforts across the cit

The southern Italian city of Naples was struck by a 4.4-magnitude quake early Thursday that caused only minor damage and sent 11 people to hospital, officials said.

An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 hit near the southern Italian city of Naples early on Thursday, damaging buildings and causing locals to flee into the streets.