April 18, 2024, 12:04: Earthquake at 4 km NE Barete (AQ)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1 felt at 12:04 on 18 April 2024.
Place: 4 km NE Barete (AQ).
Terremoto in Abruzzo. Terremoto in provincia di L'Aquila.
On Thursday 18 April 2024 at 12:04 an earthquake of magnitude 1 and depth 14.4 km was recorded in 4 km NE Barete (AQ). 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 12:04 on 18 April 2024 with epicenter 4 km NE Barete (AQ), having a depth of 14.4 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1, 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