April 26, 2024, 14:59: Earthquake at 3 km NE Barberino di Mugello (FI)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.7 felt at 14:59 on 26 April 2024.
Place: 3 km NE Barberino di Mugello (FI).
Terremoto in Toscana. Terremoto in provincia di Firenze.
On Friday 26 April 2024 at 14:59 an earthquake of magnitude 1.7 and depth 9.8 km was recorded in 3 km NE Barberino di Mugello (FI). 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 14:59 on 26 April 2024 with epicenter 3 km NE Barberino di Mugello (FI), having a depth of 9.8 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