April 26, 2024, 17:55: Earthquake at 4 km NE Accumoli (RI)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2 felt at 17:55 on 26 April 2024.
Place: 4 km NE Accumoli (RI).
Terremoto nel Lazio. Terremoto in provincia di Rieti.
On Friday 26 April 2024 at 17:55 an earthquake of magnitude 2 and depth 10 km was recorded in 4 km NE Accumoli (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 17:55 on 26 April 2024 with epicenter 4 km NE Accumoli (RI), having a depth of 10 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 2, therefore between 2 and 3, this earthquake is classified as "very light". This type of earthquake is not
generally felt, but recorded only by seismographs.
Credits: data from INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ingv.it