Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano is undergoing a period of unrest, but this has been ongoing for 2 decades straight now. And yet, incorrect rumors are popping up claiming of an imminent magnitude 5 range earthquake when in fact this is complete nonsense. In today's video, I debunk that nonsensical claim, and discuss what actually is causing Campi Flegrei's ongoing unrest and what it means. This video was made by an actual geologist who is not overhyping anything. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Keaton Terry, Used with Permission If you would like to support this channel, consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com) Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers This video is protected under "fair use". If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at [email protected] and I will make the necessary changes. Various licenses used in sections of this video (not the entire video, this video as a whole does not completely fall under one of these licenses) and/or in this video's thumbnail image (and this list does not include every license used in this video and/or thumbnail image): Public Domain: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ CC BY 3.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Sources/Citations: [1] INGV [2] Tan, Xing & Tramelli, Anna & Gammaldi, Sergio & Beroza, Gregory & Ellsworth, William & Marzocchi, Warner. (2025). A clearer view of the current phase of unrest at Campi Flegrei caldera. Science (New York, N.Y.). 390. eadw9038. 10.1126/science.adw9038. [3] Iaccarino, A. G., Picozzi, M., De Landro, G., & Spallarossa, D. (2025). Preparatory phase of major earthquakes during Campi Flegrei unrest (2020–2024). Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 130, e2025JB031777. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JB031777, CC BY 4.0. [4] VEIs, dates/years, composition, tephra layer name, DRE estimates, and bulk tephra volume estimates for volcanic eruptions shown in this video which were assigned a VEI 4 or larger are sourced from the LaMEVE database (British Geological Survey © UKRI), https://www2.bgs.ac.uk/vogripa/view/controller.cfc?method=lameve, Used with Permission [5] Source of Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) methodology and criteria: Newhall, C. G., and Self, S. (1982), The volcanic explosivity index (VEI) an estimate of explosive magnitude for historical volcanism, J. Geophys. Res., 87(C2), 1231–1238, doi:10.1029/JC087iC02p01231. Accessed / Read by Youtube.com/GeologyHub on Oct 5th, 2022. [6] YouTube Creative Commons, Video at 0m33s-0m37s, 1m49s-1m57s, 2m40s-2m50s, 3m23s-3m31s, 5m16s-5m30s of Solfatara: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFTFw7lhVZk, by: Vito Simi de Burgis, 2017, CC BY 3.0 license [7] YouTube Creative Commons, Video at 4m14s-4m21s of several geothermal features at California's Salton Buttes volcano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UrplB1V7d4, by: slworking2 - Kevin Key Photography, Kevin Key, 2016, CC BY 3.0 license [8] Kilburn, C.R.J., Carlino, S., Danesi, S. et al. Potential for rupture before eruption at Campi Flegrei caldera, Southern Italy. Commun Earth Environ 4, 190 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00842-1, CC BY 4.0. [9] Di Vito, M., Acocella, V., Aiello, G. et al. Magma transfer at Campi Flegrei caldera (Italy) before the 1538 AD eruption. Sci Rep 6, 32245 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep32245, CC BY 4.0. [10] Giudicepietro, Flora & Macedonio, Giovanni & Martini, Marcello. (2017). A Physical Model of Sill Expansion to Explain the Dynamics of Unrest at Calderas with Application to Campi Flegrei. Frontiers in Earth Science. 5. 10.3389/feart.2017.00054. CC BY 4.0 [11] Amoruso, Antonella & Crescentini, Luca & D'Antonio, M. & Acocella, Valerio. (2017). Thermally-assisted Magma Emplacement Explains Restless Calderas. Scientific Reports. 7. 10.1038/s41598-017-08638-y., CC BY 4.0 [12] U.S. Geological Survey [13] National Parks Service 0:00 Not Erupting Soon 0:17 Misinformation & Bad Actors 1:19 Volcano Location 1:39 Campi Flegrei Cycle 2:15 Caldera Forming Eruption? 3:14 Gas Vents in Roads 4:39 Cracks in Structures