April 15, 2023, 13:11: Earthquake at 8 km SW Fossato di Vico (PG)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.1 felt at 13:11 on 15 April 2023.
Place: 8 km SW Fossato di Vico (PG).
Terremoto in Umbria. Terremoto in provincia di Perugia.
On Saturday 15 April 2023 at 13:11 an earthquake of magnitude 1.1 and depth 11.4 km was recorded in 8 km SW Fossato di Vico (PG). 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 13:11 on 15 April 2023 with epicenter 8 km SW Fossato di Vico (PG), having a depth of 11.4 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.1, 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