May 17, 2024, 01:31: Earthquake at 5 km NE Mignano Monte Lungo (CE)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.6 felt at 01:31 on 17 May 2024.
Place: 5 km NE Mignano Monte Lungo (CE).
Terremoto in Campania. Terremoto in provincia di Caserta.
On Friday 17 May 2024 at 01:31 an earthquake of magnitude 1.6 and depth 14.5 km was recorded in 5 km NE Mignano Monte Lungo (CE). 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 01:31 on 17 May 2024 with epicenter 5 km NE Mignano Monte Lungo (CE), having a depth of 14.5 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.6, 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