February 20, 2024, 16:34: Earthquake at 3 km E Spoleto (PG)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2.3 felt at 16:34 on 20 February 2024.
Place: 3 km E Spoleto (PG).
Terremoto in Umbria. Terremoto in provincia di Perugia.
On Tuesday 20 February 2024 at 16:34 an earthquake of magnitude 2.3 and depth 7.4 km was recorded in 3 km E Spoleto (PG). 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 that occurred at 16:34 on 20 February 2024 with epicenter 3 km E Spoleto (PG), having a depth of 7.4 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 2.3, 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