April 28, 2024, 22:50: Earthquake at 9 km W Montegallo (AP)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1 felt at 22:50 on 28 April 2024.
Place: 9 km W Montegallo (AP).
Terremoto nelle Marche. Terremoto in provincia di Ascoli Piceno.
On Sunday 28 April 2024 at 22:50 an earthquake of magnitude 1 and depth 16 km was recorded in 9 km W Montegallo (AP). 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 22:50 on 28 April 2024 with epicenter 9 km W Montegallo (AP), having a depth of 16 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1, 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