May 2, 2024, 15:31: Earthquake at Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.2 felt at 15:31 on 2 May 2024.
Place: Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE).
On Thursday 2 May 2024 at 15:31 an earthquake of magnitude 2.2 and depth 31.2 km was recorded in Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE). 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 15:31 on 2 May 2024 with epicenter Mar Ionio Meridionale (MARE), having a depth of 31.2 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 2.2, 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