May 19, 2024, 05:20: Earthquake at 4 km E San Giovanni Rotondo (FG)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.2 felt at 05:20 on 19 May 2024.
Place: 4 km E San Giovanni Rotondo (FG).
Terremoto in Puglia. Terremoto in provincia di Foggia.
On Sunday 19 May 2024 at 05:20 an earthquake of magnitude 1.2 and depth 17.3 km was recorded in 4 km E San Giovanni Rotondo (FG). 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 05:20 on 19 May 2024 with epicenter 4 km E San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), having a depth of 17.3 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