April 18, 2024, 02:21: Earthquake at 1 km NW San Chirico Raparo (PZ)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.6 felt at 02:21 on 18 April 2024.
Place: 1 km NW San Chirico Raparo (PZ).
Terremoto in Basilicata. Terremoto in provincia di Potenza.
On Thursday 18 April 2024 at 02:21 an earthquake of magnitude 1.6 and depth 9.7 km was recorded in 1 km NW San Chirico Raparo (PZ). 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 02:21 on 18 April 2024 with epicenter 1 km NW San Chirico Raparo (PZ), having a depth of 9.7 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