April 27, 2024, 05:05: Earthquake at 2 km NE Barberino di Mugello (FI)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.1 felt at 05:05 on 27 April 2024.
Place: 2 km NE Barberino di Mugello (FI).
Terremoto in Toscana. Terremoto in provincia di Firenze.
On Saturday 27 April 2024 at 05:05 an earthquake of magnitude 2.1 and depth 9.2 km was recorded in 2 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 05:05 on 27 April 2024 with epicenter 2 km NE Barberino di Mugello (FI), having a depth of 9.2 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 2.1, 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