February 21, 2024, 02:32: Earthquake at 1 km SW Onano (VT)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.6 felt at 02:32 on 21 February 2024.
Place: 1 km SW Onano (VT).
Terremoto nel Lazio. Terremoto in provincia di Viterbo.
On Wednesday 21 February 2024 at 02:32 an earthquake of magnitude 2.6 and depth 6.8 km was recorded in 1 km SW Onano (VT). 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 02:32 on 21 February 2024 with epicenter 1 km SW Onano (VT), having a depth of 6.8 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 2.6, therefore between 2 and 3, this earthquake is classified as "very light". This type of earthquake is not
generally felt, but recorded only by seismographs.
Credits: data from INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ingv.it