December 15, 2024, 00:54:00: Earthquake in 6 km W Ferrandina (MT)

Earthquakes with magnitude 2.4 felt at 00:54:00 on December 15, 2024.
Place: 6 km W Ferrandina (MT).

Earthquake in Basilicata. Earthquake in the province of Matera.

On Sunday 15 December 2024 at 00:54:00 an earthquake of magnitude 2.4 and depth 13.4 km was recorded in 6 km W Ferrandina (MT). 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 00:54:00 on December 15, 2024, with epicenter 6 km W Ferrandina (MT), having a depth of 13.4 km is therefore classified as superficial.

Being of magnitude 2.4, 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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