May 19, 2024, 05:40: Earthquake at 2 km E Montieri (GR)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.6 felt at 05:40 on 19 May 2024.
Place: 2 km E Montieri (GR).
Terremoto in Toscana. Terremoto in provincia di Grosseto.
On Sunday 19 May 2024 at 05:40 an earthquake of magnitude 1.6 and depth 9 km was recorded in 2 km E Montieri (GR). 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 05:40 on 19 May 2024 with epicenter 2 km E Montieri (GR), having a depth of 9 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