April 14, 2024, 21:21: Earthquake at Costa Catanese (Catania)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.2 felt at 21:21 on 14 April 2024.
Place: Costa Catanese (Catania).
On Sunday 14 April 2024 at 21:21 an earthquake of magnitude 1.2 and depth 1.5 km was recorded in Costa Catanese (Catania). 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 21:21 on 14 April 2024 with epicenter Costa Catanese (Catania), having a depth of 1.5 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.2, 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