February 26, 2024, 08:52: Earthquake at 4 km E Fornovo di Taro (PR)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.7 felt at 08:52 on 26 February 2024.
Place: 4 km E Fornovo di Taro (PR).
Terremoto in Emilia-Romagna. Terremoto in provincia di Parma.
On Monday 26 February 2024 at 08:52 an earthquake of magnitude 2.7 and depth 23.2 km was recorded in 4 km E Fornovo di Taro (PR). 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 08:52 on 26 February 2024 with epicenter 4 km E Fornovo di Taro (PR), having a depth of 23.2 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 2.7, 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