April 15, 2024, 14:48: Earthquake at 3 km SE Racines (BZ)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2 felt at 14:48 on 15 April 2024.
Place: 3 km SE Racines (BZ).
Terremoto in Trentino-Alto Adige. Terremoto in provincia di Bolzano.
On Monday 15 April 2024 at 14:48 an earthquake of magnitude 2 and depth 9.6 km was recorded in 3 km SE Racines (BZ). 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 14:48 on 15 April 2024 with epicenter 3 km SE Racines (BZ), having a depth of 9.6 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 2, therefore between 2 and 3, this earthquake is classified as "very light". This type of earthquake is not
generally felt, but recorded only by seismographs.
Credits: data from INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ingv.it