July 22, 2024, 08:14: Earthquake at 3 km SW Zafferana Etnea (CT)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.5 felt at 08:14 on 22 July 2024.
Place: 3 km SW Zafferana Etnea (CT).
Terremoto in Sicilia. Terremoto in provincia di Catania.
On Monday 22 July 2024 at 08:14 an earthquake of magnitude 1.5 and depth 0.7 km was recorded in 3 km SW Zafferana Etnea (CT). 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 08:14 on 22 July 2024 with epicenter 3 km SW Zafferana Etnea (CT), having a depth of 0.7 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