April 19, 2024, 09:48: Earthquake at 1 km W Galatro (RC)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.9 felt at 09:48 on 19 April 2024.
Place: 1 km W Galatro (RC).
Terremoto in Calabria. Terremoto in provincia di Reggio Calabria.
On Friday 19 April 2024 at 09:48 an earthquake of magnitude 1.9 and depth 14.9 km was recorded in 1 km W Galatro (RC). 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 09:48 on 19 April 2024 with epicenter 1 km W Galatro (RC), having a depth of 14.9 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.9, 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