April 19, 2024, 02:43: Earthquake at Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2 felt at 02:43 on 19 April 2024.
Place: Tirreno Meridionale (MARE).
On Friday 19 April 2024 at 02:43 an earthquake of magnitude 2 and depth 91.2 km was recorded in Tirreno Meridionale (MARE). 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 02:43 on 19 April 2024 with epicenter Tirreno Meridionale (MARE), having a depth of 91.2 km is therefore classified as intermediate.
Being of magnitude 2, 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