December 22, 2024, 04:32:00: Earthquake in Golfo di Policastro (Salerno, Potenza)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.5 felt at 04:32:00 on December 22, 2024.
Place: Golfo di Policastro (Salerno, Potenza).
Earthquake in Golfo di Policastro (Salerno, Potenza).
On Sunday 22 December 2024 at 04:32:00 an earthquake of magnitude 2.5 and depth 282.3 km was recorded in Golfo di Policastro (Salerno, Potenza). 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 04:32:00 on December 22, 2024, with epicenter Golfo di Policastro (Salerno, Potenza), having a depth of 282.3 km is therefore classified as intermediate.
Being of magnitude 2.5, 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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