May 15, 2024, 14:20: Earthquake at 3 km SW Badalucco (IM)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.5 felt at 14:20 on 15 May 2024.
Place: 3 km SW Badalucco (IM).
Terremoto in Liguria. Terremoto in provincia di Imperia.
On Wednesday 15 May 2024 at 14:20 an earthquake of magnitude 1.5 and depth 7.7 km was recorded in 3 km SW Badalucco (IM). 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 14:20 on 15 May 2024 with epicenter 3 km SW Badalucco (IM), having a depth of 7.7 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