May 23, 2024, 15:31: Earthquake at 2 km SE Ripabottoni (CB)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.4 felt at 15:31 on 23 May 2024.
Place: 2 km SE Ripabottoni (CB).
Terremoto in Molise. Terremoto in provincia di Campobasso.
On Thursday 23 May 2024 at 15:31 an earthquake of magnitude 1.4 and depth 20.6 km was recorded in 2 km SE Ripabottoni (CB). 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 15:31 on 23 May 2024 with epicenter 2 km SE Ripabottoni (CB), having a depth of 20.6 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.4, 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