April 20, 2024, 04:17: Earthquake at 4 km S Cittanova (RC)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.7 felt at 04:17 on 20 April 2024.
Place: 4 km S Cittanova (RC).
Terremoto in Calabria. Terremoto in provincia di Reggio Calabria.
On Saturday 20 April 2024 at 04:17 an earthquake of magnitude 2.7 and depth 16.1 km was recorded in 4 km S Cittanova (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 04:17 on 20 April 2024 with epicenter 4 km S Cittanova (RC), having a depth of 16.1 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 2.7, 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