April 16, 2024, 11:25: Earthquake at 5 km W Castelsaraceno (PZ)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1 felt at 11:25 on 16 April 2024.
Place: 5 km W Castelsaraceno (PZ).
Terremoto in Basilicata. Terremoto in provincia di Potenza.
On Tuesday 16 April 2024 at 11:25 an earthquake of magnitude 1 and depth 9.8 km was recorded in 5 km W Castelsaraceno (PZ). 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 11:25 on 16 April 2024 with epicenter 5 km W Castelsaraceno (PZ), having a depth of 9.8 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