February 22, 2024, 08:39: Earthquake at Costa Calabra sud-orientale (Reggio di Calabria)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.8 felt at 08:39 on 22 February 2024.
Place: Costa Calabra sud-orientale (Reggio di Calabria).
On Thursday 22 February 2024 at 08:39 an earthquake of magnitude 2.8 and depth 37.3 km was recorded in Costa Calabra sud-orientale (Reggio di Calabria). 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 08:39 on 22 February 2024 with epicenter Costa Calabra sud-orientale (Reggio di Calabria), having a depth of 37.3 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 2.8, 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