April 19, 2024, 00:47: Earthquake at Montenegro [Land]
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.9 felt at 00:47 on 19 April 2024.
Place: Montenegro [Land].
On Friday 19 April 2024 at 00:47 an earthquake of magnitude 2.9 and depth 10 km was recorded in Montenegro [Land]. 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 00:47 on 19 April 2024 with epicenter Montenegro [Land], having a depth of 10 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 2.9, 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