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The area surrounding the southern Italian city of Naples was rattled by an earthquake on Monday evening, the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) said, putting the magnitude at 4.4. The earthquake hit around 8:10 pm (1810 GMT). As has often been the case in recent months, the epicentre was said to be in the Phlegraean Fields, a highly volcanic area just a few kilometres from the centre of the southern city. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) put the magnitude at 4.2. According to media reports, it was not only clearly felt in the towns near the Phlegraean Fields, but…

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