January 8, 2025, 12:26:00: Earthquake in Costa Siciliana nord-orientale (Messina)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.2 felt at 12:26:00 on January 8, 2025.
Place: Costa Siciliana nord-orientale (Messina).
Earthquake in Costa Siciliana nord-orientale (Messina).
On Wednesday 8 January 2025 at 12:26:00 an earthquake of magnitude 1.2 and depth 6.7 km was recorded in Costa Siciliana nord-orientale (Messina). 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 12:26:00 on January 8, 2025, with epicenter Costa Siciliana nord-orientale (Messina), having a depth of 6.7 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.2, 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
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