May 1, 2024, 00:55: Earthquake at 3 km NE Laino Borgo (CS)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.2 felt at 00:55 on 1 May 2024.
Place: 3 km NE Laino Borgo (CS).
Terremoto in Calabria. Terremoto in provincia di Cosenza.
On Wednesday 1 May 2024 at 00:55 an earthquake of magnitude 1.2 and depth 15.7 km was recorded in 3 km NE Laino Borgo (CS). 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 00:55 on 1 May 2024 with epicenter 3 km NE Laino Borgo (CS), having a depth of 15.7 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.2, 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