December 16, 2024, 16:04:00: Earthquake in Costa Garganica (Foggia)

Earthquakes with magnitude 2.5 felt at 16:04:00 on December 16, 2024.
Place: Costa Garganica (Foggia).

Earthquake in Costa Garganica (Foggia).

On Monday 16 December 2024 at 16:04:00 an earthquake of magnitude 2.5 and depth 16.5 km was recorded in Costa Garganica (Foggia). 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 16:04:00 on December 16, 2024, with epicenter Costa Garganica (Foggia), having a depth of 16.5 km is therefore classified as superficial.

Being of magnitude 2.5, 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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