August 18, 2023, 05:58:00: Earthquake in 4 km SE Viano (RE)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.1 felt at 05:58:00 on August 18, 2023.
Place: 4 km SE Viano (RE).
Earthquake in Emilia-Romagna. Earthquake in the province of Reggio Emilia.
On Friday 18 August 2023 at 05:58:00 an earthquake of magnitude 2.1 and depth 20.1 km was recorded in 4 km SE Viano (RE). 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 05:58:00 on August 18, 2023, with epicenter 4 km SE Viano (RE), having a depth of 20.1 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 2.1, therefore between 2 and 3, this earthquake is classified as "very light". This type of earthquake is not
generally felt, but recorded only by seismographs.
Credits: data from INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ingv.it
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