April 23, 2024, 14:34: Earthquake at Torricella Sicura (TE)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.7 felt at 14:34 on 23 April 2024.
Place: Torricella Sicura (TE).
Terremoto in Abruzzo. Terremoto in provincia di Teramo.
On Tuesday 23 April 2024 at 14:34 an earthquake of magnitude 1.7 and depth 17.1 km was recorded in Torricella Sicura (TE). 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 14:34 on 23 April 2024 with epicenter Torricella Sicura (TE), having a depth of 17.1 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.7, 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