May 12, 2024, 00:05: Earthquake at 4 km NE Spoleto (PG)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.7 felt at 00:05 on 12 May 2024.
Place: 4 km NE Spoleto (PG).
Terremoto in Umbria. Terremoto in provincia di Perugia.
On Sunday 12 May 2024 at 00:05 an earthquake of magnitude 1.7 and depth 10 km was recorded in 4 km NE Spoleto (PG). 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 00:05 on 12 May 2024 with epicenter 4 km NE Spoleto (PG), having a depth of 10 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.7, 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