May 12, 2024, 22:12: Earthquake at Tirreno Meridionale (MARE)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.8 felt at 22:12 on 12 May 2024.
Place: Tirreno Meridionale (MARE).
On Sunday 12 May 2024 at 22:12 an earthquake of magnitude 1.8 and depth 77.2 km was recorded in Tirreno Meridionale (MARE). 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 22:12 on 12 May 2024 with epicenter Tirreno Meridionale (MARE), having a depth of 77.2 km is therefore classified as intermediate.
Being of magnitude 1.8, 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