February 26, 2024, 12:35: Earthquake at 9 km W Linguaglossa (CT)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1 felt at 12:35 on 26 February 2024.
Place: 9 km W Linguaglossa (CT).
Terremoto in Sicilia. Terremoto in provincia di Catania.
On Monday 26 February 2024 at 12:35 an earthquake of magnitude 1 and depth 0.3 km was recorded in 9 km W Linguaglossa (CT). 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 12:35 on 26 February 2024 with epicenter 9 km W Linguaglossa (CT), having a depth of 0.3 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1, 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