June 29, 2023, 22:08:00: Earthquake in 1 km S Zafferana Etnea (CT)
Earthquakes with magnitude 3.1 felt at 22:08:00 on June 29, 2023.
Place: 1 km S Zafferana Etnea (CT).
Earthquake in Sicilia. Earthquake in the province of Catania.
On Thursday 29 June 2023 at 22:08:00 an earthquake of magnitude 3.1 and depth 8 km was recorded in 1 km S Zafferana Etnea (CT). 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 22:08:00 on June 29, 2023, with epicenter 1 km S Zafferana Etnea (CT), having a depth of 8 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 3.1, 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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