May 21, 2024, 16:51: Earthquake at 5 km W Poggio San Vicino (MC)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.1 felt at 16:51 on 21 May 2024.
Place: 5 km W Poggio San Vicino (MC).
Terremoto nelle Marche. Terremoto in provincia di Macerata.
On Tuesday 21 May 2024 at 16:51 an earthquake of magnitude 1.1 and depth 7.4 km was recorded in 5 km W Poggio San Vicino (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 16:51 on 21 May 2024 with epicenter 5 km W Poggio San Vicino (MC), having a depth of 7.4 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.1, 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