April 28, 2024, 17:26: Earthquake at 6 km SW Muro Lucano (PZ)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.5 felt at 17:26 on 28 April 2024.
Place: 6 km SW Muro Lucano (PZ).
Terremoto in Basilicata. Terremoto in provincia di Potenza.
On Sunday 28 April 2024 at 17:26 an earthquake of magnitude 1.5 and depth 6 km was recorded in 6 km SW Muro Lucano (PZ). 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 17:26 on 28 April 2024 with epicenter 6 km SW Muro Lucano (PZ), having a depth of 6 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