May 3, 2024, 01:43: Earthquake at Costa Ligure centro-occidentale (Savona)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.7 felt at 01:43 on 3 May 2024.
Place: Costa Ligure centro-occidentale (Savona).
On Friday 3 May 2024 at 01:43 an earthquake of magnitude 1.7 and depth 14.3 km was recorded in Costa Ligure centro-occidentale (Savona). 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 01:43 on 3 May 2024 with epicenter Costa Ligure centro-occidentale (Savona), having a depth of 14.3 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.7, 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