February 22, 2024, 17:55: Earthquake at Costa Ragusana (Ragusa)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.4 felt at 17:55 on 22 February 2024.
Place: Costa Ragusana (Ragusa).
On Thursday 22 February 2024 at 17:55 an earthquake of magnitude 2.4 and depth 9.5 km was recorded in Costa Ragusana (Ragusa). 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 17:55 on 22 February 2024 with epicenter Costa Ragusana (Ragusa), having a depth of 9.5 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 2.4, 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