February 21, 2024, 17:50: Earthquake at 1 km NW San Mauro Forte (MT)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.5 felt at 17:50 on 21 February 2024.
Place: 1 km NW San Mauro Forte (MT).
Terremoto in Basilicata. Terremoto in provincia di Matera.
On Wednesday 21 February 2024 at 17:50 an earthquake of magnitude 1.5 and depth 19.6 km was recorded in 1 km NW San Mauro Forte (MT). 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 17:50 on 21 February 2024 with epicenter 1 km NW San Mauro Forte (MT), having a depth of 19.6 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.5, 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