April 22, 2024, 15:00: Earthquake at 3 km E Capizzi (ME)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.8 felt at 15:00 on 22 April 2024.
Place: 3 km E Capizzi (ME).
Terremoto in Sicilia. Terremoto in provincia di Messina.
On Monday 22 April 2024 at 15:00 an earthquake of magnitude 1.8 and depth 38 km was recorded in 3 km E Capizzi (ME). 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 15:00 on 22 April 2024 with epicenter 3 km E Capizzi (ME), having a depth of 38 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.8, 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