Horrible: Live footage Campi Flegrei volcano crater collapse spews ash and lava cover city of Naples

A powerful earthquake rocked the Italian city of Naples with debris falling onto cars amid growing fears of a major volcanic eruption. The quake was the latest in a series of earthquakes in the past week, causing panic among residents who took to the streets amid fears that the quake could be the start of a volcanic eruption.

Campi Flegrei is Europe's largest super active volcano with around half a million people living in the surrounding area and would be in great danger if an eruption occurred. This comes after a joint study by Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) and University College London (UCL) found in June that the volcano was approaching its 'breaking point' and was in a 'very dangerous state'.

On Wednesday, an earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale was recorded, which was the strongest earthquake ever to occur in the region, felt as far away as Rome. The epicenter of yesterday's earthquake was located at a depth of nearly two miles between Naples and Pozzuoli, according to the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology.

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