April 17, 2024, 21:05: Earthquake at 3 km N Ricigliano (SA)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.1 felt at 21:05 on 17 April 2024.
Place: 3 km N Ricigliano (SA).
Terremoto in Campania. Terremoto in provincia di Salerno.
On Wednesday 17 April 2024 at 21:05 an earthquake of magnitude 2.1 and depth 1.2 km was recorded in 3 km N Ricigliano (SA). 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 21:05 on 17 April 2024 with epicenter 3 km N Ricigliano (SA), having a depth of 1.2 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