December 19, 2024, 16:00:00: Earthquake in 1 km N Paolisi (BN)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.9 felt at 16:00:00 on December 19, 2024.
Place: 1 km N Paolisi (BN).
Earthquake in Campania. Earthquake in the province of Benevento.
On Thursday 19 December 2024 at 16:00:00 an earthquake of magnitude 1.9 and depth 3.8 km was recorded in 1 km N Paolisi (BN). 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 16:00:00 on December 19, 2024, with epicenter 1 km N Paolisi (BN), having a depth of 3.8 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.9, 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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