April 23, 2024, 03:26: Earthquake at 6 km NE Amatrice (RI)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.8 felt at 03:26 on 23 April 2024.
Place: 6 km NE Amatrice (RI).
Terremoto nel Lazio. Terremoto in provincia di Rieti.
On Tuesday 23 April 2024 at 03:26 an earthquake of magnitude 1.8 and depth 9.5 km was recorded in 6 km NE Amatrice (RI). 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 03:26 on 23 April 2024 with epicenter 6 km NE Amatrice (RI), having a depth of 9.5 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