April 29, 2024, 20:26: Earthquake at 4 km NE Castel Ritaldi (PG)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.4 felt at 20:26 on 29 April 2024.
Place: 4 km NE Castel Ritaldi (PG).
Terremoto in Umbria. Terremoto in provincia di Perugia.
On Monday 29 April 2024 at 20:26 an earthquake of magnitude 1.4 and depth 9.7 km was recorded in 4 km NE Castel Ritaldi (PG). Further info on the INGV webpage
by clicking here.
Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are
classified into superficial
(hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and
deep
(hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake that occurred at 20:26 on 29 April 2024 with epicenter 4 km NE Castel Ritaldi (PG), having a depth of 9.7 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.4, therefore less then 2.0, this earthquake is classified as "micro", as not felt by the population.
Credits: data from INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ingv.it