December 22, 2024, 04:09:00: Earthquake in Pedara (CT)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.5 felt at 04:09:00 on December 22, 2024.
Place: Pedara (CT).
Earthquake in Sicilia. Earthquake in the province of Catania.
On Sunday 22 December 2024 at 04:09:00 an earthquake of magnitude 1.5 and depth 4.8 km was recorded in Pedara (CT). 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 04:09:00 on December 22, 2024, with epicenter Pedara (CT), having a depth of 4.8 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.5, therefore less then 2.0, this earthquake is classified as "micro", as not felt by the population.
Credits: data from INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ingv.it
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