February 25, 2024, 11:19: Earthquake at 1 km W Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea (ME)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.4 felt at 11:19 on 25 February 2024.
Place: 1 km W Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea (ME).
Terremoto in Sicilia. Terremoto in provincia di Messina.
On Sunday 25 February 2024 at 11:19 an earthquake of magnitude 1.4 and depth 10.1 km was recorded in 1 km W Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea (ME). 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 11:19 on 25 February 2024 with epicenter 1 km W Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea (ME), having a depth of 10.1 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.4, 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