August 8, 2023, 01:32:00: Earthquake in 6 km SW Frassinoro (MO)
Earthquakes with magnitude 3.1 felt at 01:32:00 on August 8, 2023.
Place: 6 km SW Frassinoro (MO).
Earthquake in Emilia-Romagna. Earthquake in the province of Modena.
On Tuesday 8 August 2023 at 01:32:00 an earthquake of magnitude 3.1 and depth 15.2 km was recorded in 6 km SW Frassinoro (MO). 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 01:32:00 on August 8, 2023, with epicenter 6 km SW Frassinoro (MO), having a depth of 15.2 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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