April 16, 2024, 19:57: Earthquake at 1 km N Fabrizia (VV)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.6 felt at 19:57 on 16 April 2024.
Place: 1 km N Fabrizia (VV).
Terremoto in Calabria. Terremoto in provincia di Vibo Valentia.
On Tuesday 16 April 2024 at 19:57 an earthquake of magnitude 1.6 and depth 22 km was recorded in 1 km N Fabrizia (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 19:57 on 16 April 2024 with epicenter 1 km N Fabrizia (VV), having a depth of 22 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.6, 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