July 20, 2024, 17:19: Earthquake at 4 km E Montegallo (AP)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1 felt at 17:19 on 20 July 2024.
Place: 4 km E Montegallo (AP).
Terremoto nelle Marche. Terremoto in provincia di Ascoli Piceno.
On Saturday 20 July 2024 at 17:19 an earthquake of magnitude 1 and depth 22 km was recorded in 4 km E Montegallo (AP). 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 17:19 on 20 July 2024 with epicenter 4 km E Montegallo (AP), having a depth of 22 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1, 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