April 16, 2024, 19:45: Earthquake at 2 km W Mongiana (VV)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.1 felt at 19:45 on 16 April 2024.
Place: 2 km W Mongiana (VV).
Terremoto in Calabria. Terremoto in provincia di Vibo Valentia.
On Tuesday 16 April 2024 at 19:45 an earthquake of magnitude 2.1 and depth 23.7 km was recorded in 2 km W Mongiana (VV). 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 19:45 on 16 April 2024 with epicenter 2 km W Mongiana (VV), having a depth of 23.7 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 2.1, therefore between 2 and 3, this earthquake is classified as "very light". This type of earthquake is not
generally felt, but recorded only by seismographs.
Credits: data from INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ingv.it