May 4, 2024, 10:06: Earthquake at 4 km NW Gavorrano (GR)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.2 felt at 10:06 on 4 May 2024.
Place: 4 km NW Gavorrano (GR).
Terremoto in Toscana. Terremoto in provincia di Grosseto.
On Saturday 4 May 2024 at 10:06 an earthquake of magnitude 1.2 and depth 8.8 km was recorded in 4 km NW Gavorrano (GR). 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 10:06 on 4 May 2024 with epicenter 4 km NW Gavorrano (GR), having a depth of 8.8 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.2, 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