April 14, 2024, 03:54: Earthquake at 11 km N Ragalna (CT)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.1 felt at 03:54 on 14 April 2024.
Place: 11 km N Ragalna (CT).
Terremoto in Sicilia. Terremoto in provincia di Catania.
On Sunday 14 April 2024 at 03:54 an earthquake of magnitude 1.1 and depth 6.1 km was recorded in 11 km N Ragalna (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 03:54 on 14 April 2024 with epicenter 11 km N Ragalna (CT), having a depth of 6.1 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.1, 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