July 21, 2024, 02:17: Earthquake at 2 km SE Santo Stefano Belbo (CN)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.7 felt at 02:17 on 21 July 2024.
Place: 2 km SE Santo Stefano Belbo (CN).
Terremoto in Piemonte. Terremoto in provincia di Cuneo.
On Sunday 21 July 2024 at 02:17 an earthquake of magnitude 1.7 and depth 59 km was recorded in 2 km SE Santo Stefano Belbo (CN). 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 02:17 on 21 July 2024 with epicenter 2 km SE Santo Stefano Belbo (CN), having a depth of 59 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