February 26, 2024, 16:39: Earthquake at 2 km W Acquaviva Picena (AP)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.7 felt at 16:39 on 26 February 2024.
Place: 2 km W Acquaviva Picena (AP).
Terremoto nelle Marche. Terremoto in provincia di Ascoli Piceno.
On Monday 26 February 2024 at 16:39 an earthquake of magnitude 1.7 and depth 29.1 km was recorded in 2 km W Acquaviva Picena (AP). 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 16:39 on 26 February 2024 with epicenter 2 km W Acquaviva Picena (AP), having a depth of 29.1 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.7, 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