April 16, 2024, 03:46: Earthquake at 3 km W Milo (CT)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.1 felt at 03:46 on 16 April 2024.
Place: 3 km W Milo (CT).
Terremoto in Sicilia. Terremoto in provincia di Catania.
On Tuesday 16 April 2024 at 03:46 an earthquake of magnitude 1.1 and depth 6 km was recorded in 3 km W Milo (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 03:46 on 16 April 2024 with epicenter 3 km W Milo (CT), having a depth of 6 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