April 15, 2023, 18:05: Earthquake at 5 km SE Monte Cavallo (MC)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.4 felt at 18:05 on 15 April 2023.
Place: 5 km SE Monte Cavallo (MC).
Terremoto nelle Marche. Terremoto in provincia di Macerata.
On Saturday 15 April 2023 at 18:05 an earthquake of magnitude 1.4 and depth 10 km was recorded in 5 km SE Monte Cavallo (MC). 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 18:05 on 15 April 2023 with epicenter 5 km SE Monte Cavallo (MC), having a depth of 10 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.4, 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