May 2, 2024, 22:43: Earthquake at 6 km W Fiuminata (MC)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.2 felt at 22:43 on 2 May 2024.
Place: 6 km W Fiuminata (MC).
Terremoto nelle Marche. Terremoto in provincia di Macerata.
On Thursday 2 May 2024 at 22:43 an earthquake of magnitude 1.2 and depth 17.6 km was recorded in 6 km W Fiuminata (MC). 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 22:43 on 2 May 2024 with epicenter 6 km W Fiuminata (MC), having a depth of 17.6 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