July 23, 2024, 02:30: Earthquake at 2 km W Laviano (SA)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.5 felt at 02:30 on 23 July 2024.
Place: 2 km W Laviano (SA).
Terremoto in Campania. Terremoto in provincia di Salerno.
On Tuesday 23 July 2024 at 02:30 an earthquake of magnitude 1.5 and depth 18.2 km was recorded in 2 km W Laviano (SA). 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 02:30 on 23 July 2024 with epicenter 2 km W Laviano (SA), having a depth of 18.2 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.5, 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