April 28, 2024, 20:56: Earthquake at 10 km NE Courmayeur (AO)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.2 felt at 20:56 on 28 April 2024.
Place: 10 km NE Courmayeur (AO).
Terremoto in Valle d'Aosta. Terremoto in provincia di Aosta.
On Sunday 28 April 2024 at 20:56 an earthquake of magnitude 1.2 and depth 10.9 km was recorded in 10 km NE Courmayeur (AO). 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 20:56 on 28 April 2024 with epicenter 10 km NE Courmayeur (AO), having a depth of 10.9 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.2, 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