December 19, 2024, 23:39:00: Earthquake in 1 km S San Benedetto dei Marsi (AQ)

Earthquakes with magnitude 1.5 felt at 23:39:00 on December 19, 2024.
Place: 1 km S San Benedetto dei Marsi (AQ).

Earthquake in Abruzzo. Earthquake in the province of L'Aquila.

On Thursday 19 December 2024 at 23:39:00 an earthquake of magnitude 1.5 and depth 10.3 km was recorded in 1 km S San Benedetto dei Marsi (AQ). 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 23:39:00 on December 19, 2024, with epicenter 1 km S San Benedetto dei Marsi (AQ), having a depth of 10.3 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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