January 4, 2025, 17:00:00: Earthquake in 6 km N Adrano (CT)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2 felt at 17:00:00 on January 4, 2025.
Place: 6 km N Adrano (CT).
Earthquake in Sicilia. Earthquake in the province of Catania.
On Saturday 4 January 2025 at 17:00:00 an earthquake of magnitude 2 and depth 11.2 km was recorded in 6 km N Adrano (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 occurred at 17:00:00 on January 4, 2025, with epicenter 6 km N Adrano (CT), having a depth of 11.2 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 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
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