April 16, 2024, 21:19: Earthquake at Isole Eolie (Messina)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.2 felt at 21:19 on 16 April 2024.
Place: Isole Eolie (Messina).
On Tuesday 16 April 2024 at 21:19 an earthquake of magnitude 2.2 and depth 11.5 km was recorded in Isole Eolie (Messina). 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 21:19 on 16 April 2024 with epicenter Isole Eolie (Messina), having a depth of 11.5 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 2.2, 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