July 22, 2024, 03:49: Earthquake at 3 km N Villanova del Battista (AV)
Earthquakes with magnitude 2 felt at 03:49 on 22 July 2024.
Place: 3 km N Villanova del Battista (AV).
Terremoto in Campania. Terremoto in provincia di Avellino.
On Monday 22 July 2024 at 03:49 an earthquake of magnitude 2 and depth 25.7 km was recorded in 3 km N Villanova del Battista (AV). 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 03:49 on 22 July 2024 with epicenter 3 km N Villanova del Battista (AV), having a depth of 25.7 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 2, therefore between 2 and 3, this earthquake is classified as "very light". This type of earthquake is not
generally felt, but recorded only by seismographs.
Credits: data from INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, ingv.it