May 17, 2024, 20:01: Earthquake at 9 km SE Maletto (CT)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.8 felt at 20:01 on 17 May 2024.
Place: 9 km SE Maletto (CT).
Terremoto in Sicilia. Terremoto in provincia di Catania.
On Friday 17 May 2024 at 20:01 an earthquake of magnitude 1.8 and depth 25.3 km was recorded in 9 km SE Maletto (CT). 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 20:01 on 17 May 2024 with epicenter 9 km SE Maletto (CT), having a depth of 25.3 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.8, 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