May 13, 2024, 03:24: Earthquake at Costa Marchigiana Anconetana (Ancona)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.2 felt at 03:24 on 13 May 2024.
Place: Costa Marchigiana Anconetana (Ancona).
On Monday 13 May 2024 at 03:24 an earthquake of magnitude 2.2 and depth 12.9 km was recorded in Costa Marchigiana Anconetana (Ancona). 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 03:24 on 13 May 2024 with epicenter Costa Marchigiana Anconetana (Ancona), having a depth of 12.9 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