April 16, 2024, 05:36: Earthquake at 5 km NE Umbriatico (KR)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.4 felt at 05:36 on 16 April 2024.
Place: 5 km NE Umbriatico (KR).
On Tuesday 16 April 2024 at 05:36 an earthquake of magnitude 1.4 and depth 27.3 km was recorded in 5 km NE Umbriatico (KR). 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 05:36 on 16 April 2024 with epicenter 5 km NE Umbriatico (KR), having a depth of 27.3 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.4, 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