Saturday 15 April 2023, 13:11: Earthquake at Campi Flegrei
Data from INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ingv.it
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.7 felt at 13:11 on 15 April 2023.
Place: Campi Flegrei.
On Saturday 15 April 2023 at 13:11 an earthquake of magnitude 1.7 and depth 4.4 km was recorded in Campi Flegrei. Further info on the INGV webpage
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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 Campi Flegrei, having a depth of 4.4 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.7, therefore less then 2.0, this earthquake is classified as "micro", as not felt by the population.
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