July 24, 2024, 18:21: Earthquake at Isole Eolie (Messina)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.4 felt at 18:21 on 24 July 2024.
Place: Isole Eolie (Messina).
On Wednesday 24 July 2024 at 18:21 an earthquake of magnitude 1.4 and depth 10.7 km was recorded in Isole Eolie (Messina). 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 18:21 on 24 July 2024 with epicenter Isole Eolie (Messina), having a depth of 10.7 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.4, 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