April 30, 2024, 21:12: Earthquake at 2 km NW Rotonda (PZ)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.4 felt at 21:12 on 30 April 2024.
Place: 2 km NW Rotonda (PZ).
Terremoto in Basilicata. Terremoto in provincia di Potenza.
On Tuesday 30 April 2024 at 21:12 an earthquake of magnitude 1.4 and depth 16.3 km was recorded in 2 km NW Rotonda (PZ). 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 21:12 on 30 April 2024 with epicenter 2 km NW Rotonda (PZ), having a depth of 16.3 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