April 13, 2024, 15:50: Earthquake at 2 km NE Racalmuto (AG)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.8 felt at 15:50 on 13 April 2024.
Place: 2 km NE Racalmuto (AG).
Terremoto in Sicilia. Terremoto in provincia di Agrigento.
On Saturday 13 April 2024 at 15:50 an earthquake of magnitude 1.8 and depth 51.1 km was recorded in 2 km NE Racalmuto (AG). 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 15:50 on 13 April 2024 with epicenter 2 km NE Racalmuto (AG), having a depth of 51.1 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.8, 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