April 17, 2024, 02:00: Earthquake at 3 km N Acquasanta Terme (AP)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.6 felt at 02:00 on 17 April 2024.
Place: 3 km N Acquasanta Terme (AP).
Terremoto nelle Marche. Terremoto in provincia di Ascoli Piceno.
On Wednesday 17 April 2024 at 02:00 an earthquake of magnitude 1.6 and depth 20.4 km was recorded in 3 km N Acquasanta Terme (AP). 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 02:00 on 17 April 2024 with epicenter 3 km N Acquasanta Terme (AP), having a depth of 20.4 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