May 13, 2024, 13:00: Earthquake at 2 km NW Demonte (CN)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.6 felt at 13:00 on 13 May 2024.
Place: 2 km NW Demonte (CN).
Terremoto in Piemonte. Terremoto in provincia di Cuneo.
On Monday 13 May 2024 at 13:00 an earthquake of magnitude 1.6 and depth 13.5 km was recorded in 2 km NW Demonte (CN). 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 13:00 on 13 May 2024 with epicenter 2 km NW Demonte (CN), having a depth of 13.5 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