December 17, 2024, 00:17:00: Earthquake in Costa Siciliana nord-orientale (Messina)

Earthquakes with magnitude 2.2 felt at 00:17:00 on December 17, 2024.
Place: Costa Siciliana nord-orientale (Messina).

Earthquake in Costa Siciliana nord-orientale (Messina).

On Tuesday 17 December 2024 at 00:17:00 an earthquake of magnitude 2.2 and depth 117.7 km was recorded in Costa Siciliana nord-orientale (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 00:17:00 on December 17, 2024, with epicenter Costa Siciliana nord-orientale (Messina), having a depth of 117.7 km is therefore classified as intermediate.

Being of magnitude 2.2, 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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