April 18, 2024, 10:13: Earthquake at 3 km S Montemonaco (AP)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.8 felt at 10:13 on 18 April 2024.
Place: 3 km S Montemonaco (AP).
Terremoto nelle Marche. Terremoto in provincia di Ascoli Piceno.
On Thursday 18 April 2024 at 10:13 an earthquake of magnitude 1.8 and depth 24.2 km was recorded in 3 km S Montemonaco (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 10:13 on 18 April 2024 with epicenter 3 km S Montemonaco (AP), having a depth of 24.2 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.8, 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