Four municipalities in the province of Benevento will test their joint civil protection response with a simulated earthquake on Monday, 19 October 2026.

The exercise, called "Quadrante Sannita 2026," involves San Leucio del Sannio, Arpaise, Apollosa and Ceppaloni. It has been organised by the Prefecture of Benevento, the Campania Region and the four municipalities, as part of the National Civil Protection Week.

When and where

According to the Campania Region programme, activities are scheduled from 9:30 to 13:30 on 19 October. Scenarios will be open to schools and members of the public, with information activities alongside the operational simulations.

The reported locations are:

  • Schools in Apollosa and Ceppaloni
  • The inter-municipal logistics centre in San Leucio del Sannio, in the Vardaro area
  • Piazza Donisi in Arpaise

More specifically, the regional programme and local reporting point to the infant and primary school in Via Roma in Apollosa, and in Ceppaloni to the G. Mazzini lower secondary school and the Green Park sports complex on SP1.

What the drill will test

The simulated scenario is a seismic event. The aim is to check how the inter-municipal civil protection system responds when several towns must act together.

The programme includes:

  • Activation of coordination structures
  • Alternative radio communications
  • School evacuations
  • Rescue demonstrations with firefighters and canine units

A preliminary training session on 15 October involved the mayors, other administrators and the heads of support functions from the four municipalities.

What is confirmed and what is not yet known

The sources describe a planned exercise, so results are not yet available. They do not give the expected number of pupils, residents, staff or volunteers taking part.

No road closures or access restrictions for the exercise locations have been announced in the sources consulted. Anyone planning to travel in the area during the morning of 19 October should rely on official municipal notices for local updates.

For readers in the Sannio area, the practical points are the date, the morning time window and the four municipal locations listed above. For readers elsewhere in Campania, the exercise is one of the initiatives scheduled in the region from 8 to 19 October 2026 for the National Civil Protection Week.