May 3, 2024, 19:57: Earthquake at 5 km N Amatrice (RI)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.8 felt at 19:57 on 3 May 2024.
Place: 5 km N Amatrice (RI).
Terremoto nel Lazio. Terremoto in provincia di Rieti.
On Friday 3 May 2024 at 19:57 an earthquake of magnitude 1.8 and depth 11.6 km was recorded in 5 km N Amatrice (RI). 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 19:57 on 3 May 2024 with epicenter 5 km N Amatrice (RI), having a depth of 11.6 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.8, 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