May 22, 2024, 17:21: Earthquake at Linguaglossa (CT)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.1 felt at 17:21 on 22 May 2024.
Place: Linguaglossa (CT).
Terremoto in Sicilia. Terremoto in provincia di Catania.
On Wednesday 22 May 2024 at 17:21 an earthquake of magnitude 1.1 and depth 8.3 km was recorded in Linguaglossa (CT). 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 17:21 on 22 May 2024 with epicenter Linguaglossa (CT), having a depth of 8.3 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