July 24, 2024, 09:27: Earthquake at 3 km W Bronte (CT)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.7 felt at 09:27 on 24 July 2024.
Place: 3 km W Bronte (CT).
Terremoto in Sicilia. Terremoto in provincia di Catania.
On Wednesday 24 July 2024 at 09:27 an earthquake of magnitude 1.7 and depth 5.6 km was recorded in 3 km W Bronte (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 09:27 on 24 July 2024 with epicenter 3 km W Bronte (CT), having a depth of 5.6 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.7, 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