May 21, 2024, 17:11: Earthquake at 3 km S Capo d'Orlando (ME)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.1 felt at 17:11 on 21 May 2024.
Place: 3 km S Capo d'Orlando (ME).
Terremoto in Sicilia. Terremoto in provincia di Messina.
On Tuesday 21 May 2024 at 17:11 an earthquake of magnitude 1.1 and depth 8.2 km was recorded in 3 km S Capo d'Orlando (ME). 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 17:11 on 21 May 2024 with epicenter 3 km S Capo d'Orlando (ME), having a depth of 8.2 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