April 20, 2024, 06:54: Earthquake at 4 km S Cittanova (RC)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.3 felt at 06:54 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 06:54 an earthquake of magnitude 1.3 and depth 12.5 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 06:54 on 20 April 2024 with epicenter 4 km S Cittanova (RC), having a depth of 12.5 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.3, 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