April 20, 2024, 07:44: Earthquake at 4 km NW Brienza (PZ)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.9 felt at 07:44 on 20 April 2024.
Place: 4 km NW Brienza (PZ).
Terremoto in Basilicata. Terremoto in provincia di Potenza.
On Saturday 20 April 2024 at 07:44 an earthquake of magnitude 1.9 and depth 14.3 km was recorded in 4 km NW Brienza (PZ). 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 07:44 on 20 April 2024 with epicenter 4 km NW Brienza (PZ), having a depth of 14.3 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