July 21, 2024, 22:38: Earthquake at 7 km SE Pietralunga (PG)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1 felt at 22:38 on 21 July 2024.
Place: 7 km SE Pietralunga (PG).
Terremoto in Umbria. Terremoto in provincia di Perugia.
On Sunday 21 July 2024 at 22:38 an earthquake of magnitude 1 and depth 9.3 km was recorded in 7 km SE Pietralunga (PG). 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 22:38 on 21 July 2024 with epicenter 7 km SE Pietralunga (PG), having a depth of 9.3 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