February 22, 2024, 08:24: Earthquake at 3 km NE Certaldo (FI)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.5 felt at 08:24 on 22 February 2024.
Place: 3 km NE Certaldo (FI).
Terremoto in Toscana. Terremoto in provincia di Firenze.
On Thursday 22 February 2024 at 08:24 an earthquake of magnitude 1.5 and depth 9.9 km was recorded in 3 km NE Certaldo (FI). 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 08:24 on 22 February 2024 with epicenter 3 km NE Certaldo (FI), having a depth of 9.9 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