April 28, 2024, 20:35: Earthquake at 2 km NE Pisciotta (SA)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.9 felt at 20:35 on 28 April 2024.
Place: 2 km NE Pisciotta (SA).
Terremoto in Campania. Terremoto in provincia di Salerno.
On Sunday 28 April 2024 at 20:35 an earthquake of magnitude 2.9 and depth 304.9 km was recorded in 2 km NE Pisciotta (SA). 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 20:35 on 28 April 2024 with epicenter 2 km NE Pisciotta (SA), having a depth of 304.9 km is therefore classified as deep.
Being of magnitude 2.9, 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