December 20, 2024, 07:40:00: Earthquake in 1 km W Montefusco (AV)

Earthquakes with magnitude 2.4 felt at 07:40:00 on December 20, 2024.
Place: 1 km W Montefusco (AV).

Earthquake in Campania. Earthquake in the province of Avellino.

On Friday 20 December 2024 at 07:40:00 an earthquake of magnitude 2.4 and depth 17.7 km was recorded in 1 km W Montefusco (AV). 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 07:40:00 on December 20, 2024, with epicenter 1 km W Montefusco (AV), having a depth of 17.7 km is therefore classified as superficial.

Being of magnitude 2.4, 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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