April 15, 2024, 16:20: Earthquake at 2 km W Rocca Santa Maria (TE)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1 felt at 16:20 on 15 April 2024.
Place: 2 km W Rocca Santa Maria (TE).
Terremoto in Abruzzo. Terremoto in provincia di Teramo.
On Monday 15 April 2024 at 16:20 an earthquake of magnitude 1 and depth 21.8 km was recorded in 2 km W Rocca Santa Maria (TE). 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 16:20 on 15 April 2024 with epicenter 2 km W Rocca Santa Maria (TE), having a depth of 21.8 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 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