May 1, 2024, 17:49: Earthquake at 3 km NW Brentonico (TN)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.7 felt at 17:49 on 1 May 2024.
Place: 3 km NW Brentonico (TN).
Terremoto in Trentino-Alto Adige. Terremoto in provincia di Trento.
On Wednesday 1 May 2024 at 17:49 an earthquake of magnitude 2.7 and depth 12.8 km was recorded in 3 km NW Brentonico (TN). 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 17:49 on 1 May 2024 with epicenter 3 km NW Brentonico (TN), having a depth of 12.8 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 2.7, 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