July 21, 2024, 07:13: Earthquake at 6 km NE Monteroni d'Arbia (SI)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.8 felt at 07:13 on 21 July 2024.
Place: 6 km NE Monteroni d'Arbia (SI).
Terremoto in Toscana. Terremoto in provincia di Siena.
On Sunday 21 July 2024 at 07:13 an earthquake of magnitude 1.8 and depth 2.2 km was recorded in 6 km NE Monteroni d'Arbia (SI). 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 07:13 on 21 July 2024 with epicenter 6 km NE Monteroni d'Arbia (SI), having a depth of 2.2 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.8, 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