May 2, 2024, 14:04: Earthquake at 6 km NW Baceno (VB)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.1 felt at 14:04 on 2 May 2024.
Place: 6 km NW Baceno (VB).
Terremoto in Piemonte. Terremoto in provincia di Verbano-Cusio-Ossola.
On Thursday 2 May 2024 at 14:04 an earthquake of magnitude 2.1 and depth 5.8 km was recorded in 6 km NW Baceno (VB). 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 14:04 on 2 May 2024 with epicenter 6 km NW Baceno (VB), having a depth of 5.8 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 2.1, 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