May 3, 2024, 20:54: Earthquake at 2 km E Castell'Umberto (ME)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.4 felt at 20:54 on 3 May 2024.
Place: 2 km E Castell'Umberto (ME).
Terremoto in Sicilia. Terremoto in provincia di Messina.
On Friday 3 May 2024 at 20:54 an earthquake of magnitude 1.4 and depth 5.1 km was recorded in 2 km E Castell'Umberto (ME). 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 20:54 on 3 May 2024 with epicenter 2 km E Castell'Umberto (ME), having a depth of 5.1 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.4, 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