December 20, 2024, 03:59:00: Earthquake in 1 km NW Cerva (CZ)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.6 felt at 03:59:00 on December 20, 2024.
Place: 1 km NW Cerva (CZ).
Earthquake in Calabria. Earthquake in the province of Catanzaro.
On Friday 20 December 2024 at 03:59:00 an earthquake of magnitude 1.6 and depth 10.2 km was recorded in 1 km NW Cerva (CZ). 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 03:59:00 on December 20, 2024, with epicenter 1 km NW Cerva (CZ), having a depth of 10.2 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.6, 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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