April 16, 2024, 10:01: Earthquake at Confine Italia-Svizzera (SVIZZERA)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.3 felt at 10:01 on 16 April 2024.
Place: Confine Italia-Svizzera (SVIZZERA).
On Tuesday 16 April 2024 at 10:01 an earthquake of magnitude 1.3 and depth 10.4 km was recorded in Confine Italia-Svizzera (SVIZZERA). 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 10:01 on 16 April 2024 with epicenter Confine Italia-Svizzera (SVIZZERA), having a depth of 10.4 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