Friday 23 February 2024, 02:51: earthquake at Southern East Pacific Rise
Earthquakes with magnitude 6.3 felt at 02:51 on 23 February 2024.
Place: Southern East Pacific Rise.
On Friday 23 February 2024 at 02:51 an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 and depth 2 km was recorded in Southern East Pacific Rise. Further info on the EMSC 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 02:51 on 23 February 2024 with epicenter Southern East Pacific Rise, having a depth of 2 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 6.3, therefore between 6 and 7, this earthquake is classified as "strong". This type of earthquake can have a range of
160 km where it can be destructive if the area is densely populated.
Data from EMSC, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, emsc-csem.org
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