May 8, 2024, 05:23: Earthquake at 1 km E Visso (MC)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.4 felt at 05:23 on 8 May 2024.
Place: 1 km E Visso (MC).
Terremoto nelle Marche. Terremoto in provincia di Macerata.
On Wednesday 8 May 2024 at 05:23 an earthquake of magnitude 1.4 and depth 12.8 km was recorded in 1 km E Visso (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 05:23 on 8 May 2024 with epicenter 1 km E Visso (MC), having a depth of 12.8 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