April 30, 2024, 05:46: Earthquake at Costa Cilentana (Salerno)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.4 felt at 05:46 on 30 April 2024.
Place: Costa Cilentana (Salerno).
On Tuesday 30 April 2024 at 05:46 an earthquake of magnitude 1.4 and depth 10 km was recorded in Costa Cilentana (Salerno). 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 05:46 on 30 April 2024 with epicenter Costa Cilentana (Salerno), having a depth of 10 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