May 21, 2024, 03:48: Earthquake at Campi Flegrei
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.5 felt at 03:48 on 21 May 2024.
Place: Campi Flegrei.
On Tuesday 21 May 2024 at 03:48 an earthquake of magnitude 1.5 and depth 4 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 03:48 on 21 May 2024 with epicenter Campi Flegrei, having a depth of 4 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.5, 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