October 31, 2024, 13:11:00: Earthquake in Isole Eolie (Messina)

Earthquakes with magnitude 2.9 felt at 13:11:00 on October 31, 2024.
Place: Isole Eolie (Messina).

Earthquake in Isole Eolie (Messina).

On Thursday 31 October 2024 at 13:11:00 an earthquake of magnitude 2.9 and depth 127.7 km was recorded in Isole Eolie (Messina). 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 13:11:00 on October 31, 2024, with epicenter Isole Eolie (Messina), having a depth of 127.7 km is therefore classified as intermediate.

Being of magnitude 2.9, 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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