May 13, 2024, 00:49: Earthquake at 7 km SW Monticiano (SI)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.2 felt at 00:49 on 13 May 2024.
Place: 7 km SW Monticiano (SI).
Terremoto in Toscana. Terremoto in provincia di Siena.
On Monday 13 May 2024 at 00:49 an earthquake of magnitude 1.2 and depth 5.8 km was recorded in 7 km SW Monticiano (SI). 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 00:49 on 13 May 2024 with epicenter 7 km SW Monticiano (SI), having a depth of 5.8 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.2, 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