July 20, 2024, 18:24: Earthquake at 5 km N Melissa (KR)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.6 felt at 18:24 on 20 July 2024.
Place: 5 km N Melissa (KR).
On Saturday 20 July 2024 at 18:24 an earthquake of magnitude 1.6 and depth 28.1 km was recorded in 5 km N Melissa (KR). 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 18:24 on 20 July 2024 with epicenter 5 km N Melissa (KR), having a depth of 28.1 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.6, 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