April 27, 2024, 05:37: Earthquake at 5 km E Vernio (PO)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.5 felt at 05:37 on 27 April 2024.
Place: 5 km E Vernio (PO).
Terremoto in Toscana. Terremoto in provincia di Prato.
On Saturday 27 April 2024 at 05:37 an earthquake of magnitude 1.5 and depth 10.5 km was recorded in 5 km E Vernio (PO). 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 05:37 on 27 April 2024 with epicenter 5 km E Vernio (PO), having a depth of 10.5 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.5, 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