May 5, 2024, 00:13: Earthquake at 3 km S Altamura (BA)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.2 felt at 00:13 on 5 May 2024.
Place: 3 km S Altamura (BA).
Terremoto in Puglia. Terremoto in provincia di Bari.
On Sunday 5 May 2024 at 00:13 an earthquake of magnitude 2.2 and depth 32.7 km was recorded in 3 km S Altamura (BA). 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 00:13 on 5 May 2024 with epicenter 3 km S Altamura (BA), having a depth of 32.7 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 2.2, therefore between 2 and 3, this earthquake is classified as "very light". This type of earthquake is not
generally felt, but recorded only by seismographs.
Credits: data from INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ingv.it