May 16, 2023, 08:24:00: Earthquake in Confine Italia-Francia (FRANCIA)
Earthquakes with magnitude 3.6 felt at 08:24:00 on May 16, 2023.
Place: Confine Italia-Francia (FRANCIA).
Earthquake in Confine Italia-Francia (FRANCIA).
On Tuesday 16 May 2023 at 08:24:00 an earthquake of magnitude 3.6 and depth 8.7 km was recorded in Confine Italia-Francia (FRANCIA). 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 08:24:00 on May 16, 2023, with epicenter Confine Italia-Francia (FRANCIA), having a depth of 8.7 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 3.6, 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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