May 7, 2024, 14:53: Earthquake at 2 km W Santomenna (SA)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.6 felt at 14:53 on 7 May 2024.
Place: 2 km W Santomenna (SA).
Terremoto in Campania. Terremoto in provincia di Salerno.
On Tuesday 7 May 2024 at 14:53 an earthquake of magnitude 1.6 and depth 15.4 km was recorded in 2 km W Santomenna (SA). 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 14:53 on 7 May 2024 with epicenter 2 km W Santomenna (SA), having a depth of 15.4 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.6, 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