July 20, 2024, 11:46: Earthquake at 7 km E Paspardo (BS)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2 felt at 11:46 on 20 July 2024.
Place: 7 km E Paspardo (BS).
Terremoto in Lombardia. Terremoto in provincia di Brescia.
On Saturday 20 July 2024 at 11:46 an earthquake of magnitude 2 and depth 8 km was recorded in 7 km E Paspardo (BS). 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 11:46 on 20 July 2024 with epicenter 7 km E Paspardo (BS), having a depth of 8 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 2, 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