February 20, 2024, 23:23: Earthquake at 11 km SW Crognaleto (TE)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.7 felt at 23:23 on 20 February 2024.
Place: 11 km SW Crognaleto (TE).
Terremoto in Abruzzo. Terremoto in provincia di Teramo.
On Tuesday 20 February 2024 at 23:23 an earthquake of magnitude 1.7 and depth 10.2 km was recorded in 11 km SW Crognaleto (TE). 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 23:23 on 20 February 2024 with epicenter 11 km SW Crognaleto (TE), having a depth of 10.2 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.
Credits: data from INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ingv.it