April 26, 2024, 18:11: Earthquake at 3 km NW Arquata del Tronto (AP)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.6 felt at 18:11 on 26 April 2024.
Place: 3 km NW Arquata del Tronto (AP).
Terremoto nelle Marche. Terremoto in provincia di Ascoli Piceno.
On Friday 26 April 2024 at 18:11 an earthquake of magnitude 2.6 and depth 11.9 km was recorded in 3 km NW 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 18:11 on 26 April 2024 with epicenter 3 km NW Arquata del Tronto (AP), having a depth of 11.9 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 2.6, 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