May 3, 2024, 09:55: Earthquake at 2 km E Ottana (NU)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.3 felt at 09:55 on 3 May 2024.
Place: 2 km E Ottana (NU).
Terremoto in Sardegna. Terremoto in provincia di Nuoro.
On Friday 3 May 2024 at 09:55 an earthquake of magnitude 1.3 and depth 10 km was recorded in 2 km E Ottana (NU). 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 09:55 on 3 May 2024 with epicenter 2 km E Ottana (NU), having a depth of 10 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.3, 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