May 7, 2024, 06:53: Earthquake at Campi Flegrei
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.7 felt at 06:53 on 7 May 2024.
Place: Campi Flegrei.
On Tuesday 7 May 2024 at 06:53 an earthquake of magnitude 1.7 and depth 1.9 km was recorded in Campi Flegrei. 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 06:53 on 7 May 2024 with epicenter Campi Flegrei, having a depth of 1.9 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.7, 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