July 23, 2024, 02:41: Earthquake at 6 km SE Ponte di Legno (BS)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.1 felt at 02:41 on 23 July 2024.
Place: 6 km SE Ponte di Legno (BS).
Terremoto in Lombardia. Terremoto in provincia di Brescia.
On Tuesday 23 July 2024 at 02:41 an earthquake of magnitude 1.1 and depth 7.5 km was recorded in 6 km SE Ponte di Legno (BS). 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 02:41 on 23 July 2024 with epicenter 6 km SE Ponte di Legno (BS), having a depth of 7.5 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.1, 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