April 15, 2024, 15:13: Earthquake at 8 km SW Umbertide (PG)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.3 felt at 15:13 on 15 April 2024.
Place: 8 km SW Umbertide (PG).
Terremoto in Umbria. Terremoto in provincia di Perugia.
On Monday 15 April 2024 at 15:13 an earthquake of magnitude 1.3 and depth 16.8 km was recorded in 8 km SW Umbertide (PG). 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 15:13 on 15 April 2024 with epicenter 8 km SW Umbertide (PG), having a depth of 16.8 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.3, 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