May 1, 2024, 17:47: Earthquake at Costa Siciliana nord-orientale (Messina)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.6 felt at 17:47 on 1 May 2024.
Place: Costa Siciliana nord-orientale (Messina).
On Wednesday 1 May 2024 at 17:47 an earthquake of magnitude 1.6 and depth 9.2 km was recorded in Costa Siciliana nord-orientale (Messina). 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 17:47 on 1 May 2024 with epicenter Costa Siciliana nord-orientale (Messina), having a depth of 9.2 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.6, 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