May 3, 2024, 23:57: Earthquake at 6 km W Portico e San Benedetto (FC)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.5 felt at 23:57 on 3 May 2024.
Place: 6 km W Portico e San Benedetto (FC).
Terremoto in Emilia-Romagna. Terremoto in provincia di Forlì-Cesena.
On Friday 3 May 2024 at 23:57 an earthquake of magnitude 1.5 and depth 8.3 km was recorded in 6 km W Portico e San Benedetto (FC). 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 23:57 on 3 May 2024 with epicenter 6 km W Portico e San Benedetto (FC), having a depth of 8.3 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.5, 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