April 27, 2024, 18:52: Earthquake at Costa Siracusana (Siracusa)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.9 felt at 18:52 on 27 April 2024.
Place: Costa Siracusana (Siracusa).
On Saturday 27 April 2024 at 18:52 an earthquake of magnitude 1.9 and depth 16.6 km was recorded in Costa Siracusana (Siracusa). 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 18:52 on 27 April 2024 with epicenter Costa Siracusana (Siracusa), having a depth of 16.6 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.9, 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