September 22, 2022, 17:47:00: Earthquake in 7 km NE Fosciandora (LU)
Earthquakes with magnitude 3.7 felt at 17:47:00 on September 22, 2022.
Place: 7 km NE Fosciandora (LU).
Earthquake in Toscana. Earthquake in the province of Lucca.
On Thursday 22 September 2022 at 17:47:00 an earthquake of magnitude 3.7 and depth 15 km was recorded in 7 km NE Fosciandora (LU). 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 occurred at 17:47:00 on September 22, 2022, with epicenter 7 km NE Fosciandora (LU), having a depth of 15 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 3.7, therefore between 3 and 4, this earthquake is classified as "very light". This type of earthquake is often felt,
but it generally causes no harm.
Credits: data from INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ingv.it
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