April 26, 2024, 17:38: Earthquake at 3 km W Arquata del Tronto (AP)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1 felt at 17:38 on 26 April 2024.
Place: 3 km W Arquata del Tronto (AP).
Terremoto nelle Marche. Terremoto in provincia di Ascoli Piceno.
On Friday 26 April 2024 at 17:38 an earthquake of magnitude 1 and depth 10.8 km was recorded in 3 km W Arquata del Tronto (AP). 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 17:38 on 26 April 2024 with epicenter 3 km W Arquata del Tronto (AP), having a depth of 10.8 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1, 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