December 21, 2024, 19:21:00: Earthquake in 4 km E Lama Mocogno (MO)

Earthquakes with magnitude 1.5 felt at 19:21:00 on December 21, 2024.
Place: 4 km E Lama Mocogno (MO).

Earthquake in Emilia-Romagna. Earthquake in the province of Modena.

On Saturday 21 December 2024 at 19:21:00 an earthquake of magnitude 1.5 and depth 22.7 km was recorded in 4 km E Lama Mocogno (MO). 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 19:21:00 on December 21, 2024, with epicenter 4 km E Lama Mocogno (MO), having a depth of 22.7 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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