July 23, 2024, 21:45: Earthquake at 6 km N Monteroni d'Arbia (SI)
Earthquakes with magnitude 1.6 felt at 21:45 on 23 July 2024.
Place: 6 km N Monteroni d'Arbia (SI).
Terremoto in Toscana. Terremoto in provincia di Siena.
On Tuesday 23 July 2024 at 21:45 an earthquake of magnitude 1.6 and depth 10.4 km was recorded in 6 km N 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 21:45 on 23 July 2024 with epicenter 6 km N Monteroni d'Arbia (SI), having a depth of 10.4 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 1.6, 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