April 30, 2024, 08:15: Earthquake at Costa Siracusana (Siracusa)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.3 felt at 08:15 on 30 April 2024.
Place: Costa Siracusana (Siracusa).
On Tuesday 30 April 2024 at 08:15 an earthquake of magnitude 2.3 and depth 27.5 km was recorded in Costa Siracusana (Siracusa). 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 08:15 on 30 April 2024 with epicenter Costa Siracusana (Siracusa), having a depth of 27.5 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 2.3, therefore between 2 and 3, this earthquake is classified as "very light". This type of earthquake is not
generally felt, but recorded only by seismographs.
Credits: data from INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ingv.it