Naples is rocked by ‘one of its strongest ever earthquakes’ with houses ‘shaking like leaves’

Naples is rocked by ‘one of its strongest ever earthquakes’ with houses ‘shaking like leaves’

An earthquake rocked central Italy on Monday afternoon, causing people to pour into the streets and leaving homes ‘shaking like leaves’.

The 4.6 magnitude tremor was the most violent in the last 40 years, according to  Italian news agency ANSA.

The quake reportedly struck at 12:47pm local time at a depth of about three miles.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of Pozzuoli in the Campi Flegrei, a volcanic region near Naples

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