April 18, 2024, 18:07: Earthquake at 6 km S San Nicandro Garganico (FG)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.5 felt at 18:07 on 18 April 2024.
Place: 6 km S San Nicandro Garganico (FG).
Terremoto in Puglia. Terremoto in provincia di Foggia.
On Thursday 18 April 2024 at 18:07 an earthquake of magnitude 1.5 and depth 14.2 km was recorded in 6 km S San Nicandro Garganico (FG). 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 18:07 on 18 April 2024 with epicenter 6 km S San Nicandro Garganico (FG), having a depth of 14.2 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.5, 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